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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 Rajiv s

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Apr 19, 2020

A great experience. To be true the only hardest one was

the last week

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By 余梦承

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Aug 9, 2022

the most of them are great,but some of curriculums are easy and weird

By ANIRUDH K

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Jul 26, 2020

give good explanation of 15 puzzle. Your explanation is so complicated

By Nikhil Y

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Apr 19, 2020

really amazing course covering all the basics and some advanced topics

By Hoàng P C

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Jun 2, 2021

some part is not clear and some question is do hard to understand.

By Aren T

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Nov 19, 2019

An excellent warm-up course to the world of discrete mathematics.

By Suraj K

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May 10, 2020

This course has very good content. And very good for beginners.

By John G

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Aug 19, 2021

I'd like an indepth study on how to write proofs correctly.

By Thura T

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Jan 2, 2021

I got mathematical skill required for coding improvement.

By VAIDYA M N

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Nov 15, 2021

Nice course for thinking ability and logical reasoning.

By Arnav k J

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May 31, 2020

grate course help me improve in logic building

By arsalan k

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Dec 27, 2018

The audio feels "too mechanical" sometimes

By zihadur r

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Aug 24, 2020

I can't understand the 15 puzzle clearly.

By Deleted A

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Aug 7, 2020

Could not conitnue to many courses to do

By Islam W

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May 22, 2020

The part of 15 puzzle was disappointed.

By Alberto B

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Oct 23, 2019

Good concepts to know and nice examples

By Les C

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Apr 19, 2021

Interesting summary of basic concepts.

By Ketan V

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May 27, 2020

The instructors were not clear enough.

By CHIRANJEEV A

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May 8, 2020

The Course was excellent. I loved it.

By Md S S

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Jan 16, 2023

Good Course for basic concepts

By Riya G

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Aug 18, 2020

amazing for beginners like me!

By A A

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Sep 15, 2019

very useful and impressive

By Aryan B

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Jul 12, 2020

Quite good for beginners!

By AMEY G

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May 24, 2020

very good and intuitional

By Deleted A

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Oct 29, 2020

Shen is a great teacher!