CSE 260, Summer 2012


Discrete Structures in Computer Science

Section 1

Instructor: Anu Pakanati
Office Hours: Mon – Thu 5:15 – 7:15 pm in EB 3353.
Email: pakanati@msu.edu
Lecture: Mon – Thu 10:20 – 12:10 pm in EB 1225


Section 1

Teach. Asst.: Alireza Ameli
Office Hours: Mon – Thu 2:00 – 4:00 pm in EB 3353.
Email: ameliren@msu.edu

Course Description

Propositional and first order logic. Equivalence, inference and method of proof. Mathematical induction, diagonalization principle. Basic counting. Set operations, relations, functions. Grammars and finite state automata. Applications to computer science and engineering.

Prerequisites

One of MTH 133, MTH 126, MTH 153H, or LBS 119