Selected topics in finite mathematics
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Finite Mathematics falls within the realm of Discrete Mathematics. This course will serve as a guide through the selected topics listed below.
- Graphs
- Operations Research
- Logic and Sets
- Voting
- Financial Mathematics
- Probability
- Statistics
Module 1: Graphs and Optimization
[edit | edit source]What is a graph?
Eulerian cycles
Hamiltonian cycles
Minimum spanning trees
Graph coloring
Maximum flow
Trees
Directed graphs
Bin packing
Linear programming
Transportation problems
Module 2: Logic, Arguments, and Voting
[edit | edit source]Sets, logic, and arguments
Voting with preference schedules
Fairness criteria
Approval voting
Weighted voting
Coalitions
Voting power
Module 3: Mathematics in money and ??
[edit | edit source]Construction
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