Mathematics 220 - Discrete Mathematics

Spring
2016
01
4.00
Michael Ching
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM; TH 01:00PM-01:50PM
Amherst College
MATH-220-01-1516S
SMUD 204; SMUD 205
mching@amherst.edu

This course is an introduction to some topics in mathematics that do not require the calculus. The topics covered include logic, elementary set theory, functions, relations and equivalence relations, mathematical induction, counting principles, and graph theory. Additional topics may vary from year to year. This course serves as an introduction to mathematical thought and pays particular attention to helping students learn how to write proofs. Four class hours per week. 


Limited to 25 students fall semester.  No limit for spring semester. Fall and spring semesters. Professors TBA.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.