Discrete Mathematics with Applications

By Susanna S. Epp

Book Overview

INTERNATIONAL EDITION, Printed in English, Same Contents, Territorial restrictions mentioned on cover, Legal to use This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534359450
• ISBN13: 9780534359454
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 3.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

This is when I fell in love with Math.

This book is well written, it contains good examples, and excellent exposition. This was my introduction to mathematical proofs, and after studying it well, I was able to approach more advanced courses, such as advanced calculus and modern algebra with a clear view of how to approach problems where a mathematical proof is needed. I highly recommend this book to undergraduate math majors.

Excellent for undergrads

This was the required textbook for my 100-level CIS discrete mathematics course, and was simply the best math text I've ever been forced to read. The examples were, at times, even more clear than my professor's explanations, and made the painful prospect of learning math much more palatable.The examples and explanations are clear, unburdened, and progresses nicely in difficulty levels. The lone drawback is that we routinely discovered blatantly incorrect answers in the professor's solutions-book while going over problems in class. A minor stain upon this most impressive (and almost enjoyable)work.

Clear explanation of abstract concepts

This is a neat, complete text. The author is especially sensitive to the needs of the beginner in discrete maths who needs to get used to abstract concepts. This transition is handled very well. There is enough explanation to make you understand what is going on behind the mathematical symbols and at the same time it is not wordy. Despite this simplicity in the teaching approach, the author is able to take the reader from the elementary to quite advanced levels in each topic. There are interesting applications to the field of computer science and programming.The exercises are designed to test your understanding and a few challenge problems are thrown in. This type of accessible difficulty in the problems builds your confidence. The solutions are quite elaborate and therefore make the book more useful.On the whole a good, self contained book written such that you will understand each page and concept if you have a reasonable attention span. The author has made it as easy as possible for you.Please note I have reviewed the first edition of this book as I found this edition rather expensive.