MATH 272 - Methods of Discrete Mathematics

    Recent Professors
    Sara Mohanty
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    4.0Lightout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    Mathematics 262.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    This course introduces sets, relations, functions and logic along with formal methods of proof such as contradiction, contrapositive, induction, diagonalization, recursion, and the Pigeonhole principle. These ideas and methods are developed by looking at problems from combinations and counting, elementary number theory, and graph theory. Topics from map coloring, complexity, and cryptography are also discussed.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 1:45pm–4:15pm