Department of Computer Science, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 25%, EX 75% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | CM10196 Mandatory Extra Work (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to a mathematical basis to support computer science in general and other Computer Science units in particular. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit the students will be able to: 1. understand and use the language of mathematics; 2. apply knowledge of appropriate discrete mathematics for computation. Skills: Application of Number (T/F, A), Problem Solving (T/F, A). Content: * Propositional and predicate calculus (including basic logic). * Sets and Relations (including Cartesian products). * Mappings and functions (e.g. injective mappings, continuous functions). * Integers and number (including fields and complex numbers). |
| Programme availability: |
CM10196 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
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