Course detail

Mathematical Structures in Computer Science (in English)

FIT-MATeAcad. year: 2023/2024

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

English

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)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • Mid-term written test - 20 points.
  • Final exam - 80 points.

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.
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.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Mendelson, E.: Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015, ISBN 9781482237726 (EN)
Biggs, N.L.: Discrete Mathematics, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0198507185 (EN)
Robinson, J.C.: An Introduction to Functional Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 2020, ISBN 9781139030267 (EN)

Recommended reading

Shoham, Y.: Reasoning about Change, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1988, ISBN 0262192691 (EN)
Van der Waerden, B.L.: Algebra I, II, Springer-Verlag, Berlin - Heidelberg - New York, 1971, Algebra I. ISBN 0387406247, Algebra II. ISBN 0387406255 (EN)
Lang, S.: Undergraduate Algebra, Springer-Verlag, New York , 2005, ISBN 978-0-387-22025-3 (EN)
Farenick, D.: Fundamentals of Functional Analysis, Springer-Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-45633-1 (EN)
Nerode, A., Shore, R.A.: Logic for Applications, 2nd. ed., Springer-Verlag, 1997, ISBN 978-0-387-94893-5 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MGR-2 Master's

    branch MGMe , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme MIT-EN Master's, 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, 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, quantifiers, 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 basic types: groupoids, semigroups, monoids, groups, rings, integral domains, fields, lattices and Boolean lattices.
  • Basic algebraic methods: subalgebras, homomorphisms and isomorphisms, congruences and direct products of algebras.
  • Congruences on groups and rings, normal subgroups and ideals.
  • Polynomial rings, divisibility in integral domains, Gauss and Euclidean rings.
  • Field theory: minimal fields, extension of fields, 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 hours, compulsory

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 basic types: groupoids, semigroups, monoids, groups, rings, integral domains, fields, lattices and Boolean lattices.
  • Basic algebraic methods: subalgebras, homomorphisms and isomorphisms, congruences and direct products of algebras.
  • Congruences on groups and rings, normal subgroups and ideals.
  • Polynomial rings, divisibility in integral domains, Gauss and Eucledian rings.
  • Field theory: minimal fields, extension of fields, 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.