Course detail

Mathematical Structures in Computer Science

FIT-MATAcad. year: 2013/2014

Formal theories, propositional logic, predicate logic, universal algebra, algebraic structures with one and with two binary operations, topological and metric spaces, Banach and Hilbert spaces, undirected graphs, directed graphs and networks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Josef Šlapal, CSc.

Department

Dept. of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics (ÚM OAAG)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will improve their knowledge of the algebraic structures that are most often employed in informatics. These will be mathematical logic, algebra, functional alalysis and graph theory. This will enable them to better understand the theoretical foundations of informatics and also conduct research work in the field.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Lecture - 3 teaching hours per week, Exercise - 1 teaching hour per week.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.

Course curriculum

    Syllabus of lectures:
    • Propositional logic, formulas and their truth, formal system of propositional logic, provability, completeness theorem. 
    • Language of predicate logic (predicates, kvantifiers, terms, formulas) and its realization, truth and validity of formulas.
    • Formal system of 1st order predicate logic, correctness, completeness and compactness theorems, prenex  form of formulas.
    • Universal algebras and their types, subalgebras and homomorphisms, congruences and factoralgebras, products, terms and free algebras.
    • Groupoids, semigroups, subgroupoids, homomorphisms, factorgroupoids and free semigroups.
    • Groups, subgroups and homomorphisms, factorgroups and cyclic groups, free and permutation groups.
    • Rings, homomorphisms, ideals, factorrings, fields.
    • Polynomial rings, integral domains and divisibility, finite fields.
    • Metric spaces, completeness, normed and Banach spaces.
    • Unitar and Hilbert spaces, orthogonality, closed orthonormal systems and Fourier series.
    • Trees and spanning trees, minimal spanning trees (the Kruskal's and Prim's algorithms), vertex and edge colouring.
    • Directed graphs, directed Eulerian graphs, networks, the critical path problem (Dijkstra's and Floyd-Warshall's algorithms).
    • Networks, flows and cuts in networks, maximal flow and minimal cut problems, circulation in networks.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject is to improve the students' knowlende of the basic mathematical structures that are often utilized in different branches of informatics. In addition to universal algebra and the classical algebraic structures, foundations will be discussed of the mathematical logic, the theory of Banach and Hilbert spaces, and the theory of both udirected and directed graphs.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Middle-semester written test.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Mendelson, E.: Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Chapman Hall, 1997, ISBN 0412808307 Cameron, P.J.: Sets, Logic and Categories, Springer-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 1852330562 Biggs, N.L.: Discrete Mathematics, Oxford Science Publications, 1999, ISBN 0198534272

Recommended reading

Birkhoff, G., MacLane, S.: Aplikovaná algebra, Alfa, Bratislava, 1981 Procházka, L.: Algebra, Academia, Praha, 1990 Lang, S.: Undergraduate Algebra, Springer-Verlag, New York - Berlin - Heidelberg, 1990, ISBN 038797279 Polimeni, A.D., Straight, H.J.: Foundations of Discrete Mathematics, Brooks/Cole Publ. Comp., Pacific Grove, 1990, ISBN 053412402X Shoham, Y.: Reasoning about Change, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1988, ISBN 0262192691 Van der Waerden, B.L.: Algebra I, II, Springer-Verlag, Berlin - Heidelberg - New York, 1971, Algebra I. ISBN 0387406247, Algebra II. ISBN 0387406255 Nerode, A., Shore, R.A.: Logic for Applications, Springer-Verlag, 1993, ISBN 0387941290

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's

    branch MBS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MIN , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MIS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MMI , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MMM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MPV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MBI , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MGM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch MSK , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Josef Šlapal, CSc.

Syllabus

  • Propositional logic, formulas and their truth, formal system of propositional logic, provability, completeness theorem. 
  • Language of predicate logic (predicates, kvantifiers, terms, formulas) and its realization, truth and validity of formulas.
  • Formal system of 1st order predicate logic, correctness, completeness and compactness theorems, prenex  form of formulas.
  • Universal algebras and their types, subalgebras and homomorphisms, congruences and factoralgebras, products, terms and free algebras.
  • Groupoids, semigroups, subgroupoids, homomorphisms, factorgroupoids and free semigroups.
  • Groups, subgroups and homomorphisms, factorgroups and cyclic groups, free and permutation groups.
  • Rings, homomorphisms, ideals, factorrings, fields.
  • Polynomial rings, integral domains and divisibility, finite fields.
  • Metric spaces, completeness, normed and Banach spaces.
  • Unitar and Hilbert spaces, orthogonality, closed orthonormal systems and Fourier series.
  • Trees and spanning trees, minimal spanning trees (the Kruskal's and Prim's algorithms), vertex and edge colouring.
  • Directed graphs, directed Eulerian graphs, networks, the critical path problem (Dijkstra's and Floyd-Warshall's algorithms).
  • Networks, flows and cuts in networks, maximal flow and minimal cut problems, circulation in networks.

Fundamentals seminar

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Josef Šlapal, CSc.