From the course: Programming Foundations: Discrete Mathematics
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Basics of discrete mathematics
From the course: Programming Foundations: Discrete Mathematics
Basics of discrete mathematics
- [Voiceover] You may be wondering what is discrete mathematics? A short definition would be the study of mathematics that falls outside the realm of calculus. Calculus is the study of continuous math concepts, whereas, this topic is discrete - the study of separable, countable, or quantified objects. If you're familiar with electronics, it can be thought of as the difference between analog and digital. One of my favorite analogies refers to a list of baking items needed to make cookies. Most of those supplies are continuous, such as milk, flour, sugar, etc. They can be measured in various increments such as cup, teaspoon, or even ounce. But if you need eggs, they are more discrete. You either need a whole egg, just the yolk, or just the egg white. But either way, they must be in whole egg units. So the baking supplies are continuous and the eggs are discrete. Another example is the remote control used to control your television. The power button puts the TV into a discrete state. It…
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