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About the Course

Mathematical thinking is crucial in all areas of computer science: algorithms, bioinformatics, computer graphics, data science, machine learning, etc. In this course, we will learn the most important tools used in discrete mathematics: induction, recursion, logic, invariants, examples, optimality. We will use these tools to answer typical programming questions like: How can we be certain a solution exists? Am I sure my program computes the optimal answer? Do each of these objects meet the given requirements? In the online course, we use a try-this-before-we-explain-everything approach: you will be solving many interactive (and mobile friendly) puzzles that were carefully designed to allow you to invent many of the important ideas and concepts yourself. Prerequisites: 1. We assume only basic math (e.g., we expect you to know what is a square or how to add fractions), common sense and curiosity. 2. Basic programming knowledge is necessary as some quizzes require programming in Python....

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Mar 25, 2019

The teachers are informative and good. They explain the topic in a way that we can easily understand. The slides provide all the information that is needed. The external tools are fun and informative.

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Feb 27, 2021

It is a great course! teachers explain everything with care. While providing lectures there are some popup ques that verify whether you understood that lecture or not. Overall, a great experience.

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By Aprotim B

Nov 1, 2022

This was a great course with great explanation. Thank you Coursera for providing me financial aid and thank you University of California for making this wonderful course.

By 李雪朦

May 18, 2023

It helps a lot and makes a student without CS background understand how the computer works, as well as the importance of logic in mathematics.

By Leta

Oct 22, 2023

It is an amazing course. Everyone who wants to get better at math or thinking mathematically should give this course a try.

By Kinza S

Nov 11, 2023

The instructors made an abstract topic like discrete math not just easy to understand but also really interesting

By JOSE M C

Jun 16, 2023

That was a nice course, very challenger and useful to start to thinking in a logic and critical way,

By Gismet M

Oct 8, 2023

This is an excellent introductory course on mathematics for Computer Science

By Gibran E C

Jan 2, 2018

Awesome course. You'll need some basic python for it.

By Robin D

May 7, 2021

Very fun course, loved the interactive assignments.

By Sonu K

Nov 30, 2020

Nice Experience on coursera.Good learning platform

By Harshitha

Jun 14, 2020

An excellent course to brush up the fundamentals .

By Kundan s

Sep 6, 2020

Thank you for such exceptionally precious course

By Myo T

Jun 12, 2020

A great help to my study of mathematical proofs.

By Stefan D

Nov 3, 2017

Fun introduction to proofs and logical thinking

By Khaled A

Oct 6, 2020

Great instructors. Well organized structure.

By idan b

Oct 5, 2017

its very clear to step 1 of starting

By Shreyash P

Sep 9, 2020

learned new technique will help in dsa

By Vinayaka S

Mar 23, 2023

highly recommended if you're into puzzles

By Tyler E

Jul 9, 2020

Lots of fun and very clear explanations!!

By Kunal A

Jun 18, 2020

Really Good Course to improve your skills

By Yash

Jan 4, 2020

wonderful course improved my skills a lot

By MARIN, M A (

Mar 14, 2020

Puzzle activities are very fun to do. :)

By NITIN K

Mar 8, 2020

It was great. I learnt a lot of things.

By Rafael E

May 30, 2018

Excellent intro to mathematical proofs!

By A.swetha

Oct 11, 2020

Its really useful to me I learned it's

By Greg T

Jul 14, 2020

Interesting programming assignments.