Introductory Discrete Mathematics (Dover Books on Computer Science)

Went well with my computer science class page by page I had something new to learn with the class, and stuff to reference. I love the proof section.

My dad for some reason wanted this for Christmas so he got it and loved it! I’m happy with that!

A good comprehensive tour of the subject. Like all Dover books, the print is rather small. But like all Dover books, it was very affordable.

once you cross over to non trivial programming, learning this kind of material is the next step. powerful stuff.

It has all the topics needed for a good introductory stance for discrete structures

This book is full of great examples and loads of practice problems. Its descriptions, for students fairly comfortable with mathematical writing, are concise and no-nonsense, which can be great. It makes a good reference, in that way, but the book doesn't do much to guide your intuition. It's also full of tiny mistakes (seemingly due to rushed editing) that should be no problem for an advanced student or someone working closely with another guide to the subject (a teacher, tutor, or other textbook). But for learners who might struggle with the material, these mistakes in the book can really interrupt understanding. (As a result, I chose not to assign this book to my students.)

This is the best introduction to discrete math I have ever seen. I have used it as a textbook when teaching fundamentals of discrete math for cryptography.

Great, concise book. Gets straight to the point when defining terms.