Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications 8th Edition

The exact book I needed for my course. I can’t compare it to other textbooks on this topic, because it’s the only discrete math course I’ve taken. Some subjects seem a bit complicated, but I’m not sure if that’s how the book is explaining it, or the topic itself. My instructor seems to be able to properly decipher these difficult areas for us.

There is no universe in which my brain fits after using this textbook.

This is a decent college level text on Discrete Mathematics. It was required at my university although in actuality it still would have been possible to pass the course without the text. I actually better learned most of the concepts of the text from Youtube videos. But the book does contain most of the basics which you need, it is just that I learned better from outside sources.

The book is really great! It covers a lot of topics and contains really large number of exercises with answers for odd ones.

This is a classic text in discrete mathematics. It has grown since previous editions and now contains more material than can be covered in a single course.

A great book !

Don't be fooled by this listing. This IS the international edition of the textbook. If that is not a problem for you, I recommend you search for and buy the international edition, because it is about the same price as what this listing charges for a rental.

I have a preference for physical copies of books because I like to write notes in them. The paper is really thin so I would strongly advise not to use a highlighter. If you use gel pens to write in the book, give the ink some time to dry otherwise it will smear. Beyond that, all the pages are there(I've bought other books with pages duplicated or missing before). There are solutions to odd numbered problems in the back with verbose solutions where appropriate. There is also an index to quickly lookup the first mentioning and definition of important concepts. All-in-all, it appears to be a well-constructed book that will hopefully last a long time.edit : I had some concerns about the thickness of the paper and having a highlighter bleed through the paper. That is not the case. You can use a highlighter without any problems. I do use a paper towel do dab excess highlighter ink off after 10-15 seconds. I did notice that there were a few errors in the book. Unfortunately, the website mentioned in the book to report errata does not contain a link to report errata.