However, I would prefer the number theory chapter to appear earlier in the book so that the number theory concepts and examples can be used throughout the book. However, please note my comment on organization. Since discrete math is composed of several independent topics, usually there is not much of an issue with the arrangement of the topics. I like the part where you can just click on the problem to go to the solution and vice versa. The author has provided solutions to several problems in the exercises. The examples provided are very relevant to the topics covered. The topics covered in this book have book have been in existence for a long time and I cannot imagine them to become isolate ever. A very well edited bookÄiscrete Math has applications in many areas including computer science, economics, etc. It is preparing the students to take more proof intensive courses such as Linear Algebra. This really helps the students to understand the material well. He goes through the proofs in much more details than most of the other books on this topic. However, the approach taken by this author is excellent. Many students find them to be hard to comprehend. Discrete Math is usually the first course where the students come across theorems and proofs. My students also liked the fact that they did not have to pay any money to use the book. I used this book for my course on "Computational Discrete Mathematics". It provides a good motivation for the topic that is going to be covered. The "investigate" part for each concept is an excellent approach. These are the topics normally covered in any typical discrete math course.
This book covers all the important topics such as set theory, logic, counting techniques, number theory, graph theory etc. Reviewed by Nachimuthu Manickam, Professor, DePauw University on 12/18/20 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications.