Course: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics

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Course title Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
Course code KMA/UDM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jirsák Čeněk, Mgr.
  • Koucký Miroslav, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Combinatorics - basic counting techniques (rules of sum, product, principle of inclusion-exclusion pigeonhole principle), permutations and combinations (without and with repetitions), extended binomial coefficient, multinomial coefficient, partitions of integer (Stirling, Bell numbers). Graph theory - basic notions, representations (adjacency and incidence matrix) Euler's theorem, Havel's theorem, graph operations, special classes of graphs, distance, connectivity, Eulerian graphs, planar graphs, spanning tree.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject covers solving linear recurrence relations, combinatorics and graph theory.
Theoretical knowledge and ability to apply them.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the secondary level mathematics

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Active participation in seminars, credit, knowledge accordant with syllabus.
Recommended literature
  • Koucký M. Diskrétní matematika II. Skriptum TUL, Liberec, 2003.
  • Koucký M. Sbírka příkladů z diskrétní matematiky. Skripta TUL, Liberec, 2003.
  • Koucký M., Zelinka B. Diskrétní matematika I. Skriptum TUL, Liberec, 2003.


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