Electronic Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Orlando, Florida, March 16-19, 2006

Paper S015

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-49160-2, Copyright (C) 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Generating Functions and Logic in Introductory Discrete Mathematics with Maple

Joel C. Fowler


Mathematics Department
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060-2896
USA


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ABSTRACT

Because Maple's powerful combinatorial packages require some prerequisite knowledge, most are unsuitable for introductory discrete mathematics. We examine how Maple's more basic and accessible functions can be used in an elementary discrete mathematics course to enhance student work with symbolic logic and generating functions.

Keyword(s): discrete mathematics, Maple