Discrete Mathematics (5th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Kenneth A. Ross, Charles R. Wright
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 129061
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Pages: 612
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0130652474
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.0151
EAN: 9780130652478
Publication Date: August 31, 2002
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Key Benefit: This book presents a sound mathematical treatment that increases smoothly in sophistication. Key Topics: The book presents utility-grade discrete math tools so that any reader can understand them, use them, and move on to more advanced mathematical topics. Market: A handy reference for computer scientists.
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 Great! March 5, 1999
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is quite easy to understand and shows us many interesting concepts. It has lots of explanations and proofs that make careful readers comprehend materials deeply. But those detailed explanations might be a little hard for unprepared or incompetent students.
THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!! March 4, 1999
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
THE BEST!!!!!!!
 Not for beginners. A challenging math book. March 15, 2000
Carlos Ordonez (Atlanta GA, USA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This review is about an older edition of the book. This text is appropiate for students/researchers who have a strong mathematical background or who intend to be competent in discrete mathematics. In my opinion this book requires mathematical maturity to understand most proofs and examples given. It certainly leaves out details of proofs, or omits entire proofs which make it hard to understand. But that is usual with any good math book. The examples tend to be abstract rather than practical. Reading this text requires a lot of thinking.I wish it included some Automata and Complexity Theory as some other Discrete Math books do. But in any case the book is comprehensive and the presentation style is formal and well organized. I recognize a lot of effort from the authors putting so much information together in a single text with a clear/consistent notation. The book would be much thicker if it included every detail in proofs, and had more theorems and examples. In short, this is a good book. I do research in Computer Science and I use this book as reference. This book can be a bad introductory text to Discrete Math. However, if you intend to pursue Graduate studies in Computer Science, Math, Operations Research or any other related discipline this book can be excellent help. By the way, the first author is an outstanding Computer Science researcher.
 terrible book October 27, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I keep thinking as I'm forced to use this book for a college course, that Discrete Math would not be so confusing to me if not for this textbook. With a good textbook, I believe the concepts would not be very difficult, but this book makes them so. True, they have many examples - very few of which cover the complex things you are then asked to do in the Exercises. If I could give it negative stars, I would, since it doesn't teach us but confuses us.
This book belongs in the fireplace! May 12, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I do not recommend this to anyone trying to learn discrete mathematics for the first time (or any other time). The author of this book leaves out much too many details. This book is much too vague. Even the solutions provided are brief. Not much insight, not enough examples. Combine this book with a bad teacher, and you will have an extra difficult time passing a discrete math course. Why should about one-fourth of the students take this course 2 or more times? This book could be used for reference, but why bother? Get a better book instead. Look elsewhere for better explanation of the concepts so important to computer science.
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