CSE 173: Discrete Mathematics

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Dr. Saifuddin Md.Tareeq
Professor, Dept of CSE, DU
smtareeq@cse.du.ac.bd

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 Course Contents
Topic Chapters and Lecture Sequence
sections
Logic 1.1,1.3-1.6 6

Set, Function 2.1-2.3 1

Algorithm 3.1-3.3 4

Number Theory 4.1-4.3 8

Induction Recursion 5.1-5.2 3

Counting 6.1-6.5 5

Probability 7.1-7.3 9

Relation 9.1,9.3,9.5 2

Graph 10.1-10.6 7
Book Kenneth H. Rosen. Discrete Mathematics and Its
Applications, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill. 2
 Course Lecture Sequence
Topic Chapters and Lecture Sequence
sections
Set, Function 2.1-2.3 1

Relation 9.1,9.3,9.5 2

Induction Recursion 5.1-5.2 3

Algorithm 3.1-3.3 4

Counting 6.1-6.5 5

Logic 1.1,1.3-1.6 6

Graph 10.1-10.6 7

Number Theory 4.1-4.3 8

Probability 7.1-7.3 9
Book Kenneth H. Rosen. Discrete Mathematics and Its
Applications, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill. 3
 Course evaluation

Topic Marks Comment

Attendance 5 Subject to
Homework (4/4) 10 NSU
Quizzes (2/3) (timed assignment)
evaluation
15
policy
Mid term (2) (timed assignment) 30
Final (timed assignment) 40

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 Discrete mathematics
Discrete mathematics
– study of mathematical structures and objects that are
fundamentally discrete rather than continuous.

• Examples of objects with discrete values are

– integers, graphs, or statements in logic.

• Discrete mathematics and computer science.

– Concepts from discrete mathematics are useful for

describing objects and problems in computer
algorithms and programming languages. These
have applications in cryptography, automated
theorem proving, and software development. 5
 Set : Basic Discrete Structure
Discrete math =
– study of the discrete structures used to represent discrete objects

Many discrete structures are built using sets

– Sets = collection of objects

Examples of discrete structures built with the help of sets:

• Relations
• Graphs
• Combinations

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 Set
Definition:

A set is a (unordered) collection of objects.

These objects are sometimes called elements or

members of the set.

• Examples:
– Vowels in the English alphabet
V = { a, e, i, o, u }

– First seven prime numbers.

X = { 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17 }
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 Representing Set
Representing a set by:
1) Listing (enumerating) the members of the set.
2) Definition by property, using the set builder notation
{x| x has property P}.

Example:
• Even integers between 50 and 63.
1) E = {50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62}
2) E = {x| 50 <= x < 63, x is an even integer}

If enumeration of the members is hard we often use ellipses.

Example: a set of integers between 1 and 100
• A= {1,2,3 …, 100}
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 Important set in discrete math
• Natural numbers:
– N = {0,1,2,3, …}

• Integers
– Z = {…, -2,-1,0,1,2, …}

• Positive integers
– Z+ = {1,2, 3.…}

• Rational numbers
– Q  {p / q | p  Z,q  Z,q  0}
• Real numbers
–R 9
 Equality of Set
Definition: Two sets are equal if and only if they have the
same elements.

Example:
• {1,2,3} = {3,1,2} = {1,2,1,3,2}

Note: Duplicates don't contribute anything new to a set, so

remove them. The order of the elements in a set doesn't
contribute anything new.

Example: Are {1,2,3,4} and {1,2,2,4} equal?

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 Equality of Set
Definition: Two sets are equal if and only if they have the
same elements.

Example:
• {1,2,3} = {3,1,2} = {1,2,1,3,2}

Note: Duplicates don't contribute anything new to a set, so

remove them. The order of the elements in a set doesn't
contribute anything new.

Example: Are {1,2,3,4} and {1,2,2,4} equal?

No! 11
 Universal set
Special sets:

– The universal set is denoted by U: the set of all objects

under consideration.

– The empty set is denoted as Ø or { }.

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 Venn Diagram
A set can be visualized using Venn Diagrams:

– V={ A, B, C }

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 A subset
Definition: A set A is said to be a subset of B if and only
if every element of A is also an element of B. We use A  B
to indicate A is a subset of B.

Alternate way to define A is a subset of B:

x( x  A)  ( x  B )
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 Problem

Suppose that A = {2, 4, 6}, B = {2, 6}, C = {4, 6},

and D = {4, 6, 8}. Determine which of these sets
are subsets of which other of these sets.

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 Problem

Suppose that A = {2, 4, 6}, B = {2, 6}, C = {4, 6},

and D = {4, 6, 8}. Determine which of these sets
are subsets of which other of these sets.

B A

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 Problem

Suppose that A = {2, 4, 6}, B = {2, 6}, C = {4, 6},

and D = {4, 6, 8}. Determine which of these sets
are subsets of which other of these sets.

CA

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 Problem

Suppose that A = {2, 4, 6}, B = {2, 6}, C = {4, 6},

and D = {4, 6, 8}. Determine which of these sets
are subsets of which other of these sets.

CD

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 Empty set/subset property
Theorem :   S

• Empty set is a subset of any set.

Proof:
• Recall the definition of a subset: all elements of a set A
must be also elements of B: x ( x  A  x  B )

• We must show the following implication holds for any

x( x    x  S )
• Since the empty set does not contain any element, is x  
always False
• Then the implication is always True. (F → T/F =T)
End of proof 19
 Venn diagram of Empty set
Theorem :   S

• Empty set is a subset of any set.

U
A

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 Subset property
Theorem: S  S
• Any set S is a subset of itself

Proof:
• the definition of a subset says: all elements of a set A must
be also elements of B: x ( x  A  x  B )

• Applying this to S we get:

• x ( x  S  x  S ) which is trivially True

• End of proof

Note on equivalence:
• Two sets are equal if each is a subset of the other set. 21
 A proper Subset
Definition:

A set A is said to be a proper subset of B if and only if

A  B and A  B . We denote that A is a proper
subset of B with the notation Α  Β .

Example: A={1,2,3} B ={1,2,3,4,5}

Is: Α  Β ? 22
 A proper Subset
Definition:

A set A is said to be a proper subset of B if and only if

A  B and A  B . We denote that A is a proper
subset of B with the notation Α  Β .

Example: A={1,2,3} B ={1,2,3,4,5}

Is: Α  Β ? Yes. 23
 Cardinality
Definition: Let S be a set. If there are exactly n distinct
elements in S, where n is a nonnegative integer, we say S is
a finite set and that n is the cardinality of S. The cardinality of
S is denoted by | S |.

Examples:
• V={1 2 3 4 5}
|V|=5

• A={1,2,3,4, …, 20}
|A| =20

•|Ø|=0
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 Problem

What is the cardinality of each of these sets?

a){a}
b){{a}}
c) {a, {a}}
d) {a, {a}, {a, {a}}}

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 Problem

What is the cardinality of each of these sets?

a){a}
b){{a}}
c) {a, {a}}
d) {a, {a}, {a, {a}}}

a) 1

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 Problem

What is the cardinality of each of these sets?

a){a}
b){{a}}
c) {a, {a}}
d) {a, {a}, {a, {a}}}

a) 1
b) 1

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 Problem

What is the cardinality of each of these sets?

a){a}
b){{a}}
c) {a, {a}}
d) {a, {a}, {a, {a}}}

a) 1
b) 1
c) 2

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 Problem

What is the cardinality of each of these sets?

a){a}
b){{a}}
c) {a, {a}}
d) {a, {a}, {a, {a}}}

a) 1
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
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 Infinite set
Definition: A set is infinite if it is not finite.

Examples:
• The set of natural numbers is an infinite set.
• N = {1, 2, 3, ... }

• The set of real numbers is an infinite set.

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 Power set
Definition: Given a set S, the power set of S is the set of all
subsets of S. The power set is denoted by P(S).

Example

• What is the power set of Ø ? P(Ø ) = {Ø}

• What is the cardinality of P(Ø) ? | P(Ø) | = 1.

Assume {1,2,3}
• P({1,2,3}) = {Ø, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1,2}, {1,3}, {2,3}, {1,2,3} }
• |P({1,2,3} | = 8

If S is a set with |S| = n then | P(S) | = ? 31

 Power set
Definition: Given a set S, the power set of S is the set of all
subsets of S. The power set is denoted by P(S).

Example

• What is the power set of Ø ? P(Ø ) = {Ø}

• What is the cardinality of P(Ø) ? | P(Ø) | = 1.

Assume {1,2,3}
• P({1,2,3}) = {Ø, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1,2}, {1,3}, {2,3}, {1,2,3} }
• |P({1,2,3} | = 8

If S is a set with |S| = n then | P(S) | = ? 2n 32

 N-tuple
Sets are used to represent unordered collections.

• Ordered-n tuples are used to represent an ordered

collection.

Definition: An ordered n-tuple (x1, x2, ..., xN) is the ordered

collection that has x1 as its first element, x2 as its second
element, ..., and xN as its N-th element, N ˃= 2.

Example: Coordinates of a point in the 2-D plane (12, 16) 33

 Cartesian Product
Definition: Let S and T be sets. The Cartesian product of S
and T, denoted by S x T, is the set of all ordered pairs (s,t),
where s ϵ S and t ϵ T. Hence,

• S x T = { (s,t) | s ϵ S ˄ t ϵ T}.

Examples:
• S = {1,2} and T = {a,b,c}

• S x T = { (1,a), (1,b), (1,c), (2,a), (2,b), (2,c) }

• T x S = { (a,1), (a, 2), (b,1), (b,2), (c,1), (c,2) }

• Is S x T and T x S equal?
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 Cartesian Product
Definition: Let S and T be sets. The Cartesian product of S
and T, denoted by S x T, is the set of all ordered pairs (s,t),
where s ϵ S and t ϵ T. Hence,

• S x T = { (s,t) | s ϵ S ˄ t ϵ T}.

Examples:
• S = {1,2} and T = {a,b,c}

• S x T = { (1,a), (1,b), (1,c), (2,a), (2,b), (2,c) }

• T x S = { (a,1), (a, 2), (b,1), (b,2), (c,1), (c,2) }

• Is S x T ≠ T x S !!!!
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Cardinality of a Cartesian Product
• |S x T| = |S| * |T|.

Example:
• A= {John, Peter, Mike}
• B ={Jane, Ann, Laura}

• A x B= {(John, Jane),(John, Ann) , (John, Laura), (Peter, Jane),

(Peter, Ann) , (Peter, Laura) , (Mike, Jane) , (Mike, Ann) ,
(Mike, Laura)}

• |A x B| = 9
• |A|=3, |B|=3 → |A| |B|= 9

Definition: A subset of the Cartesian product A x B is called a relation from

the set A to the set B.

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 Set Operation
Definition: Let A and B be sets. The union of A and B, denoted
by A U B, is the set that contains those elements that are in
both A andB.

• Alternate: A U B = { x | x ϵ A V x ϵ B }.

Example:
• A = {1,2,3,6} and B = { 2,4,6,9}

•AU B=? 37
 Set Operation: Union
Definition: Let A and B be sets. The union of A and B, denoted
by A U B, is the set that contains those elements that are in
both A andB.

• Alternate: A U B = { x | x ϵ A V x ϵ B }.

Example:
• A = {1,2,3,6} and B = { 2,4,6,9}

• A U B = { 1,2,3,4,6,9 } 38
 Set Operation: Intersection
Definition: Let A and B be sets. The intersection of A and B,
denoted by A ∩ B, is the set that contains those elements that
are in both A andB.

• Alternate: A ∩ B = { x | x ϵ A ˄ x ϵ B }.

Example:
• A = {1,2,3} and B = { 2,4,6,9}

•A∩ B=? 39
 Set Operation : Intersection
Definition: Let A and B be sets. The intersection of A and B,
denoted by A ∩ B, is the set that contains those elements that
are in both A andB.

• Alternate: A ∩ B = { x | x ϵ A ˄ x ϵ B }.

Example:
• A = {1,2,3} and B = { 2,4,6,9}

•A∩ B={2} 40
 Disjoin Set
Definition: Two sets are called disjoint if their intersection is
empty.

• Alternate: A and B are disjoint if and only if A ∩ B = Ø.

Example:
• A={1,2,3,6} B={4,7,8} Are these disjoint?

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 Disjoin Set
Definition: Two sets are called disjoint if their intersection is
empty.

• Alternate: A and B are disjoint if and only if A ∩ B = Ø.

Example:
• A={1,2,3,6} B={4,7,8} Are these disjoint?
• Yes.
•A∩B=Ø 42
 Cardinality of set union
Cardinality of the set union.

• |AU B| = |A| + |B| - |A ∩ B|

Why this formula?

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 Cardinality of set union
Cardinality of the set union.

• |AU B| = |A| + |B| - |A ∩ B|

Why this formula? Correct for an over-count.

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 Set Difference
Definition: Let A and B be sets. The difference of A and B,
denoted by A - B, is the set containing those elements that
are in but not in B. The difference of A and B is also called
the complement of B with respect to A.

• Alternate: A  B  {x | x  A  x  B}

Example: A= {1,2,3,5,7} B = {1,5,6,8}

•A- B = ? 45
 Set Difference
Definition: Let A and B be sets. The difference of A and B,
denoted by A - B, is the set containing those elements that
are in but not in B. The difference of A and B is also called
the complement of B with respect to A.

• Alternate: A  B  {x | x  A  x  B}

Example: A= {1,2,3,5,7} B = {1,5,6,8}

• A - B ={2,3,7} 46
 Problem

Let A = {a, b, c, d, e} and B = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}.

Find
a) A ∪ B.
b) B − A.

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 Problem

Let A = {a, b, c, d, e} and B = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}.

Find
a) A ∪ B.
b) B − A.

a) A ∪ B = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}

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 Problem

Let A = {a, b, c, d, e} and B = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}.

Find
a) A ∪ B.
b) B − A.

a) A ∪ B = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h} = B
b) B – A = {f, g, h}

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 Complement of a Set
Definition: Let U be the universal set: the set of all objects
under the consideration.
Definition: The complement of the set A, denoted by Ã, is the
complement of A with respect to U.
• Alternate: Alternate:
A  {x | x  A}

Example: U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} A ={1,3,5}

• Ã=? 50
 Complement of a Set
Definition: Let U be the universal set: the set of all objects
under the consideration.
Definition: The complement of the set A, denoted by Ã, is the
complement of A with respect to U.
• Alternate: Alternate:
A  {x | x  A}

Example: U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} A ={1,3,5}

• Ã={2,4,6,7,8} 51
 Generalized union
Definition: The union of a collection of sets is the set that
contains those elements that are members of at least one set
in the collection.
n
 Ai  { A1  A2  ...  An }
i 1

Example:
A1 = {1}
• Let Ai= {1,2,...,i} i =1,2,...,n
A2= {1,2}
n A3= {1,2,3}
 Ai  {1,2,..., n} …………..
i 1
…………..
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An ={1,2,3,4,...,n}
 Generalized intersection
Definition: The intersection of a collection of sets is the set
that contains those elements that are members of all sets in
the collection.
n
 Ai  { A1  A2  ...  An }
i 1

Example:
• Let Ai= {1,2,...,i} i =1,2,...,n
A1 = {1}
n A2= {1,2}
 Ai  {1} A3= {1,2,3}
i 1
…………..
…………..
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An ={1,2,3,4,...,n}
 Computer representation of set
How to represent sets in the computer?
• One solution: Data structures like a list

• A better solution: Assign a bit in a bit string to each element

in the universal set and set the bit to 1 if the element is
present otherwise use 0

Example:
All possible elements: U={1 2 3 4 5}
• Assume A={2,5}
– Computer representation: A = 01001

• Assume B={1,5}
– Computer representation: B = 10001 54
 Computer representation of set
Example:
• A = 01001
• B = 10001

• The union is modeled with a bitwise or

• A U B = 11001

• The intersection is modeled with a bitwise and

• A ∩ B = 00001

• The complement is modeled with a bitwise negation

• Ã =10110

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Thank You

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