DISCRETE MATHEMATICS A MATHEMATICS COURSE OR A COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE?

PRIMUS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Marion
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Discrete Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Course

scholarly journals Impact of Mathematics on the Theoretical Computer Science Course Units in the General Degree Program in Computer Science at Sri Lankan State Universities

10.28945/4057 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Theoretical Computer Science ◽  
Discrete Mathematics ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Theoretical Computer ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Course

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15] ABSTRACT Mathematics is fundamental to the study of Computer Science. In Sri Lankan state universities, students have been enrolled only from the Physical Science stream with minimum ‘C’ grade in Mathematics in the advanced level examination to do a degree program in Computer Science. In addition to that universities have been offering some course units in Mathematics covering basis in Discrete Mathematics, Calculus, and Algebra to provide the required mathematical maturity to Computer Science under-graduates. Despite of this it is observed that the failure rate in fundamental theoretical Computer Science course units are much higher than other course units offered in the general degree program every year. The purpose of this study is to identify how Advanced level Mathematics and Mathematics course units offered at university level do impact on the academic performance of theoretical Computer Science course units and to make appropriate recommendations based on our findings. Academic records comprised of 459 undergraduates from three consecutive batches admitted to the degree program in Computer Science from a university was considered for this study. Results indicated that Advanced level Mathematics does not have any significant effect on the academic performance of theoretical Computer Science course units. Even though all Mathematics course units offered in the first and second year of studies were significantly correlated with academic performance of every theoretical Computer Science course unit, only the Discrete Mathematics course unit highly impact-ed on the academic performance of all three theoretical Computer Science course units. Further this study indicates that the academic performance of female undergraduates is better than males in all theoretical Computer Science and Mathematics course units.

Lectures on Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science

10.1142/8084 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakhadyr Khoussainov ◽  
Nodira Khoussainova
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Discrete Mathematics

Concept inventories in computer science for the topic discrete mathematics

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 132-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki L. Almstrum ◽  
Peter B. Henderson ◽  
Valerie Harvey ◽  
Cinda Heeren ◽  
William Marion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Discrete Mathematics ◽  
Concept Inventories

Using Dynamic Geometry Software to Teach Graph Theory: Isomorphic, Bipartite, and Planar Graphs

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-332
Author(s):  
Anne Larson Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Planar Graphs ◽  
Software Package ◽  
Dynamic Geometry ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Dynamic Geometry Software ◽  
Discrete Mathematics ◽  
Geometer's Sketchpad ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Mathematics Course

I have always used concrete marupulatives, such as marshmallows and toothpicks, to create models for my geometry and discrete-mathematics courses. These models have come in handy when discussing volume, introducing the 4-cube, or illustrating isomorphic or bipartite graphs. However, after discovering what a dynamic geometry–software package could do for geometry teaching, which has been well documented by research (e.g., Battista and Clements [1995]), I realized that this type of technology also had much to offer for teaching graph theory in my discrete-mathematics course. Although this article discusses The Geometer's Sketchpad 3 (Jackiw 1995), any software that can draw, label, and drag figures can be substituted for Sketchpad.

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