Details of MA2103 (Autumn 2013)

Level: 2 Type: Theory Credits: 2.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
MA2103 Foundations I Himadri Mukherjee

Syllabus
Sets, relations and functions: Basic set operations: Subsets, equality of sets, union of sets, intersection of sets, complement of a set, ordered pairs, cartesian product of sets. Relations: Equivalence relations, equivalence classes. Functions: Domain of a function, range, codomain, surjective functions, injective functions, bijective functions, composition of functions, inverse functions.

Elementary combinatorics: Permutations and combinations, elementary properties. Binomial coefficients: Properties of binomial coefficients, binomial theorem, counting nonnegative integer solutions of certain equations, Bertrand's postulate.

Principles of counting: Pigeonhole principle and applications. Inclusion-Exclusion principle and applications.

References
1. Gilbert, W. J., and Vanstone S. A., An introduction to mathematical thinking (Algebra and number systems), Prentice Hall, 2005.

2. DAngelo, J. P. and West, D. B., Mathematical thinking (Problem-Solving and Proofs), (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, 2000.

3. Ray, S. L., Analysis with an Introduction to Proof, (4th Edition), Prentice Hall, 2005.

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Not Allowed
2 IP 3 Not Allowed
3 MS 3 Core
4 RS 1 Not Allowed