Definition of Discrete Structures

Fun follow-up questions:

  1. What kinds of life problems does the subject of Discrete Math deal with?
  2. What math is the opposite of Discrete Math, and what life problems does it deal with?
  3. Can you recall an example from the video of a Discrete Math problem/challenge?
  4. For each of the following life problems, tell if it belongs to Discrete Math or not:
    1. Finding how many students take both CISC 2210 and CISC 3115 this semester.
    2. Finding on which day this year Mars will be the closest to Earth.
    3. Showing that there are 10 integers between 11 and 20, inclusively. (Bonus question: Can you list them?)