G51MCS Mathematics for Computer Scientists
(Last Updated:08 April 2013)

Year  11/12

Total Credits: 10

Level: Level 1

Target Students:  Qualifying year undergraduate students in the School of Computer Science. Also available to students from other Schools with the agreement of the module convenor.  Available to JYA/Erasmus students.
  This Module has been identified as being particularly suitable for first year students, including those from other Schools.

Taught Semesters:

Prerequisites: None.

Corequisites:  None.

Summary of Content:  

This module is part of the Foundations of Computer Science theme in the School of Computer Science.

• Boolean algebra: truth tables, propositional calculus.
• Simple number theory: inequalities, floor and ceiling function, greatest common divisor, modulo arithmetic. Elementary combinatorics.
• Sets, functions and relations: union, intersection, complementation of sets. Bijections and surjections. Ordering relations. Hasse diagrams.
• Quantifiers. Sum and product. Universal and existential quantification (at this stage, understanding of meaning of quantified expressions only).
• Simple induction on natural numbers.
  Module Web Links:
  

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  	Module Home Page

  Method and Frequency of Class:
  

  Activity	Number Of Weeks	Number of sessions	Duration of a session
  Tutorial	11 weeks	1 per week	1 hour
  Lecture	11 weeks	2 per week	1 hour

  
  Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester
  
  Further Activity Details:
  Two lectures per week, associated coursework and weekly tutorials.

  Method of Assessment: 

  Assessment Type	Weight	Requirements
  Exam 1	75	1 hr written examination
  Coursework 1	25	Individual coursework

  Convenor: 
  Dr V Capretta
  

  Education Aims:  To provide students with the basic mathematical skills needed within a Computer Science degree course.

  Learning Outcomes:  Knowledge and Understanding: Understanding of basic mathematical concepts, definitions and notation. Intellectual Skills: The ability to understand and apply simple logical reasoning. Transferable Skills: The ability to use mathematics to solve problems.

  Offering School:  Computer Science
  
  

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