Unit Code:	MAT1DIS
Unit Short Title:	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
Credit Points:	15.0
Unit Description:	Students survey the mathematical structures which occur throughout computing-related disciplines and which are needed to fully appreciate the processes involved in modern information technology. Topics include number bases, computer representation of numbers, propositional and predicate logic, sets, binary relations, recursion, Boolean algebra and its application to digital circuits, and cryptography.
Class Requirements:	three 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week.
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 3-hour examination	70
two 45-minute tests (each 15%)	30

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	Discrete mathematics for computing.	Grossman, P.	3rd edn. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2009.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	BENDIGO

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Simon	Smith	BENDIGO	Y