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01015 Discrete Mathematics
Danish title: Grundlæggende matematik
Language: Danish Credit points: 5
Type: Open University
Language: Danish

Previous course: C0115
No credit points with: 01016/C0116/C0115
Prerequisite: 01010/01011/01000/01001.01012/01013/01014
Recommended semester: 2nd semester
Scope and form: 2 lecture modules and 1 hour of problem solving per week.
Examination: Written exam (13-scale)
Contact person: Ole Groth Jørsboe, Building 303, Tel. +45 4525 3059, email O.Joersboe@mat.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Mathematics
Aim: To teach some of the mathematical foundation necessary for modern theoretical computer science, as well as achieving a certain degree of mathematical maturity among the students. As a consequence, emphasis will be placed upon fundamental mathematical characteristics such as precision, generality and proofs.
Contents: Mathematical logic and proof techniques. Sets and functions. Natural numbers, induction . Relations, equivalence and order relations in particular. Algebra, homomorphism and isomorphism. Formal language and finite state machines.