Discrete Mathematical Structures

by Sharon C Ross, Bernard Kolman, Robert Busby, et al.

Book Overview

6th Edition, printed in black and white pages by Prentice Hall of India. Same content as the hardcover edition. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130831433
• ISBN13: 9780130831439
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent text

I am reviewing the 5th edition. This is an excellent text, easy to learn from, with a crystal clear presentation. I've found few errors in this edition and the ones that I have found are non-substantive typos, nothing more. Each chapter is broken out into digestible sections, and each section is followed by a wealth of problems. The problems are progressive, starting out very easy, but none of them are too hard to do: the authors' intent is clearly to build the reader's skill with the material. The problems are a mix of routine computations and some proofs. Answers to all odd numbered problems are given in the back of the book, making the text valuable for self-study. I disagree with the reviewer who criticized the book on the basis of the authors' institutional affiliations. The text should be judged on its merits: If you're looking for a solid presentation that flows logically and naturally from one topic to the next, then this is the book for you. On the other hand if you're expecting a terse, densely compacted thicket of mathematical symbolism, then this isn't your book.

A fine and useful book.

I have never been a math wizard, but I really enjoyed this book, and have kept it around because it is so helpful. I appreciate the organization of the book. If you want to study a chapter out of sequence, the opening page tells you which earlier chapters are necessary to understand the new one. The exercises in each section are progressive - you can understand the topic with the first few problems, and by the time you work through the section you will REALLY understand it.I used the fourth edition, published in 2000, so perhaps there are some inaccuracies in the earlier edition. I found few examples of wrong answers.

Great Reference for Abstract Algebra and Real Analysis!

I thought that it was easy to read, the examples weren't difficult to follow and the definitions and proofs were great! I used it many times as a reference for Abstract Algebra (that book was awful) and Intro to Real Analysis. Great buy and a keeper for all students of Mathematics! Also, there is a reference of mathematical symbols in case you should forget what something means.