SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF
THEORY AND PROBLEMS
of
DISCRETE
MATHEMATICS
Second Edition
SEYMOUR LIPSCHUTZ, Ph.D.
Temple University
MARC LARS LIPSON, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
SCHAUM’S OUTLINE SERIES
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San Juan Singapore Sydney Tokyo TorontoSEYMOUR LIPSCHUTZ is on the mathematics faculty of Temple
University and formerly taught at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
College. He received his Ph.D. in 1960 at Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences of New York University. He is one of Schaum’s most prolific
authors, and has also written Probability; Finite Mathematics, 2nd edition;
Linear Algebra, 2nd edition; Beginning Linear Algebra, Ser Theory; and
Essential Computer Mathematics.
MARC LARS LIPSON is on the faculty of the University of Georgia and
formerly taught at Northeastern University and Boston University. He
received his Ph.D. in finance in 1994 from the University of Michigan. He
is also the coauthor of 2000 Solved Problems in Discrete Mathematics with
Seymour Lipschutz.
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‘A Division of The McGraw Hill ComparesPreface
Discrete mathematics, the study of finite systems, has become increasingly
important as the computer age has advanced. The digital computer is basically a
finite structure, and many of its properties can be understood and interpreted within
the framework of finite mathematical systems. This book, in presenting the more
essential material, may be used as a textbook for a formal course in discrete mathe-
matics or as a supplement to all current texts.
‘The first three chapters cover the standard material on sets, relations, and func-
tions and algorithms. Next come chapters on logic, vectors and matrices, counting,
and probability. We than have three chapters on graph theory: graphs, directed
graphs, and binary trees. Finally there are individual chapters on properties of the
integers, algebraic systems, languages and machines, ordered sets and lattices, and
Boolean algebra. The chapter on functions and algorithms includes a discussion of
cardinality and countable sets, and complexity. The chapters on graph theory
include discussions on planarity, traversability, minimal paths, and Warshall’s and
Huffman’s algorithms. The chapter on languages and machines includes regular
expressions, automata, and Turing machines and computable functions. We empha-
size that the chapters have been written so that the order can be changed without
ifficulty and without loss of continuity.
This second edition of Discrete Mathmatics covers much more material and in
greater depth than the first edition. The topics of probability, regular expressions and
regular sets, binary trees, cardinality, complexity, and Turing machines and compu-
table functions did not appear in the first edition or were only mentioned. This new
‘material reflects the fact that discrete mathematics now is mainly a one-year course
rather than a one-semester course.
Each chapter begins with a clear statement of pertinent definition, principles,
and theorems with illustrative and other descriptive material. This is followed by sets
of solved and supplementary problems. The solved problems serve to illustrate and
amplify the material, and also include proofs of theorems. The supplementary prob-
lems furnish a complete review of the material in the chapter. More material has
been included than can be covered in most first courses. This has been done to make
the book more flexible, to provide a more useful book of reference, and to stimulate
further interest in the topics.
Finally, we wish to thank the staff of the McGraw-Hill Schaum's Outline Series,
especially Arthur Biderman and Maureen Walker, for their unfailing cooperation.
SeyMouR LirscHutz
Marc Lars Lipson
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