- Provider
Coursera
- Cost
Free Online Course (Audit)
- Session
Upcoming
- Language
English
- Certificate
Paid Certificate Available
- Effort
20-30 hours a week
- Duration
2 weeks long
Overview
This course provides a very brief introduction to basic mathematical concepts like propositional and predicate logic, set theory, the number system, and proof techniques. At the end of the course, students will be able to
(1) detect the logical structure behind simple puzzles
(2) be able to manipulate logical expressions
(3) explain the connection between logic and set theory
(4) explain the differences between natural, integer, rational, real and complex numbers
(5) recognise different basic proof techniques
(1) detect the logical structure behind simple puzzles
(2) be able to manipulate logical expressions
(3) explain the connection between logic and set theory
(4) explain the differences between natural, integer, rational, real and complex numbers
(5) recognise different basic proof techniques
Syllabus
Introduction
-Overview and motivation of the topics to be treated in the course
Propositional logic
-Logical propositions and the rules that govern them.
Predicate logic, set theory, and functions
-Logical statements that depend on a variable.
Numbers
Proofs
Final test
-Overview and motivation of the topics to be treated in the course
Propositional logic
-Logical propositions and the rules that govern them.
Predicate logic, set theory, and functions
-Logical statements that depend on a variable.
Numbers
Proofs
Final test