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6.042J / 18.062J Mathematics for Computer Science, Fall 2002

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Course logo. (Image courtesy of Nick Matsakis.)

Highlights of this Course

This course has virtually all of its materials online, including a full set of lecture slidesproblem sets, and course notes that supplement the required textbook for the class.

Course Description

This is an introductory course in Discrete Mathematics oriented toward Computer Science and Engineering. The course divides roughly into thirds:

1) Fundamental concepts of Mathematics: definitions, proofs, sets, functions, relations.
2) Discrete structures: modular arithmetic, graphs, state machines, counting.
3) Discrete probability theory.
Staff
Instructors:
Prof. Albert Meyer
Dr. Radhika Nagpal

Contributors:
Srinivas Devadas
Lars Engebretsen
David Karger
Eric Lehman
Thomson Leighton
Charles Leiserson
Nancy Lynch
Santosh Vempala
Course Meeting Times
Lectures:
Three sessions / week
1.5 hours / session
Level
Undergraduate
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