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COMP 611. Mathematical Tools for Computer Science.

Credits: 4
Offered by: Computer Science (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Introduction to mathematical concepts important across computer science, how to think mathematically, and how to write proofs. Proof techniques such as induction, contradiction, and monovariants; topics in combinatorics, graph theory, algebra, analysis, and probability; mathematical analysis of algorithms, data structures, and computational complexity. Emphasis on the mathematical explanations for useful concepts.
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have majored in Mathematics or an equivalent subject, or have taken a proof-based math or computer science course within the previous two years.
  • Not open to students who have taken COMP 761 when the topic was "Mathematical Tools for Computer Science".

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