Reviews for Discrete mathematics with applications

The average rating for Discrete mathematics with applications based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-10-29 00:00:00 Peter K Rabling By itself, I think this book is lacking something. However, when read in parallel with Rosen's book (I know, two discrete math books simultaneously is a recipe for insanity) it shows it's true value. Epp explains some things very well but at the end of the day she's a math guru, and as with almost all math gurus I've encountered, she has difficulty packaging complex subjects into digestible, teachable chunks. She's better than Rosen, I'll give her that. It's unfortunate that the selection of textbooks is so limited in this field. Every instructor that I've had for DM explains the subject better than textbook authors by a wide mile, but writing 1,000 pages on DM is probably too daunting a task for them so their wisdom is never documented. Instead, we keep turning to Rosen and Epp. Oh well, it's only a class.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-10-15 00:00:00 Audrey Bonin This is literally the best beginners book on discrete math you can find. I have looked into dozens of different materials and this one is proved to be the best. Very detailed and intuitive explanations, 2000+ exercises with answers in total. This is THE book on Discrete Mathematics!