Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2023

Department

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science

Keywords

Christianity, perspective, mathematics, undergraduates

Abstract

Discrete mathematics is a vast field that can be explored along many different paths. Opening with a unit on logic and proof and then taking up some additional core topics (induction, set theory, combinatorics, relations, Boolean algebra, graph theory) allows one to bring in a wealth of relevant material on history, philosophy, axiomatics, and abstraction in very natural ways. This talk looks at how my 2019 textbook on discrete mathematics, focused in this way, came to be, and it highlights the various perspectival elements the book includes.

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Online access to issue with published article:

https://acmsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/journal-and-proceedings-2023.pdf

Source Publication Title

ACMS Journal and Proceedings

Publisher

Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

Volume

23

First Page

187

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