Discrete Math

I started the Discrete Math program at Kennard Dale in 2003. Every year, the AP Calc class and the Discrete Math class take a trip to the National Cryptological Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland, located next to the National Security Agency building.

A bit about Discrete Math

Discrete mathematics has become popular in recent decades because of its applications to computer science. Concepts and notations from discrete mathematics are useful to study or describe objects or problems in computer algorithms and programming languages. In some mathematics curricula, finite mathematics courses cover discrete mathematical concepts for business, while discrete mathematics courses emphasize concepts for computer science majors.

For contrast, see continuum, topology, and mathematical analysis.

Discrete mathematics includes the following topics:

• Logic - a study of reasoning
• Set theory - a study of collections of elements
• Number theory
• Combinatorics - a study of counting
• Graph theory
• Digital geometry and digital topology
• Algorithmics - a study of methods of calculation
• Information theory
• Computability and complexity theories - dealing with theoretical and practical limitations of algorithms
• Elementary probability theory and Markov chains
• Linear algebra - a study of related linear equations
• Functions
• Partially Ordered Sets
• Probability
• Proofs
• Counting and Relations
• Collections

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