DMP: Textbooks

The course uses two textbooks.

Weeks 1–6

Discrete Mathematics with Applications by Susanna S. Epp, Fifth Edition, Metric Version

The author maintains a list of errors found so far in the book.

Weeks 7–11

Probability with Applications in Engineering, Science, and Technology by Matthew A. Carlton and Jay L. Devore, Second Edition

Both are available online through the university library: go to the “Library Resources” entry on Learn and click on the “Resource List” link. For Epp there is a version to view online in a browser; Carlton and Devore is available as a PDF to download. 

Note: Please do not use the “Download” option for Epp but instead always choose “Read Online”. Access is capped at a limited number of concurrent users and downloading will block other students for a minimum of 24 hours.

The publisher of Epp offers a discount code AHABACKTOUNIVERSITY224 to obtain 25% off paperback or ebook versions at their website: Cengage Publishing.

Blackwell's bookshop on South Bridge are offering a 15% discount to students on all textbooks until 5 October 2024.