Discrete Mathematics: A Gateway to the Mathematical Garden. This item is unavailable.Discrete Mathematics: A Gateway to the Mathematical Garden

Discrete Mathematics: A Gateway to the Mathematical Garden is an introduction to finite and discrete mathematics. This book includes all the important and foundational mathematics to support the student learning finite mathematics for the first time: logic, set theory, number theory, proofs, combinatorics, and graph theory. The exposition helps the student-reader learn to think logically and reasonably about mathematical structures. Discussions of cryptology, computer science, machine-readable codes, and operations research are used to give the student a sense of how the mathematics is applied. Throughout the book, examples illustrate the material and provide insight into the mathematical theory. The book is essentially self-contained. There are very few prerequistes aside from some mathematical maturity and familiarity with algebra. Problems to help the student master the concepts are included at the end of each section. Each chapter concludes with a set of supplementary problems and a set of sample test questions. Discrete Mathematics: A Gateway to the Mathematical Garden, Chuck Garner, paperback, color, first edition, 7.44in by 9.68 in, 217 pages, ISBN 978-1-312-71237-9, copyright 2023 Charles R. Garner Jr.

Chuck Garner holds a Ph.D. in mathematics and has been a teacher since 1994. Since 2001, he teaches mathematics at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, and since 2007 has taught Discrete Mathematics. He also sponsors the school's award-winning Math Team. He is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, the TeX Users Group, the Mathematical Association of America, the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the Georgia Association of AP Math Teachers. He has served on the MAA Board of Governors, the MAA Congress, and the Georgia Department of Education's Math Advisory Council, as well as Vice-President and as Treasurer of GCTM, as Secretary-Treasurer of GAAPMT, and as the MAA representative to the Mu Alpha Theta Governing Council. He has received GCTM's Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching, the Dwight Love Award for Distinguished Contributions to Mathematics Education, the MIT Inspirational Teacher Award, the Stanford University Teacher Award, the Yale University Educator Award, GAAPMT's John Neff Award for Outstanding Contributions to AP Mathematics, the MAA's Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching, and the Gladys M. Thomason Award for Lifetime Achievement in Mathematics Education. Much more -- including preview pages of this book -- can found found at his website, www.drchuckgarner.com.