Recent content by vulpe

I understand what odd and even permutations are, my question makes more sense if I use an example perhaps. Imagine that instead of 1,2,3 you have a set that's 1,2,3,4,5,6 . Now tell me, is 5,2,1,4,6,3 even or odd without taking forever haha :P

Hello folks, I'm not even sure if this is the place to put this but with some luck it might be. I just have a general question about permutations. I understand the concept of even and odd permutations of a set of numbers, what I am hoping for is an easy way to figure out if (given a...

Has anyone ever used the Demystified series Math Proofs? I'm currently using that book to get started because all the other suggestions are damn hard to follow at the moment. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if I'm just wasting my time with this book?

Thank you so much to everyone, I cannot tell you how much this helps and encourages me :D **mr bean style thumbs up** lol

Thank you for the replies guys! Also thanks to the moderator for moving my thread, greatly appreciated :D I will check out the links to both books and try to get a head start on this subject before fall classes start. I'm worried about the class, a lot :((, I have no experience in this area...

Hey guys, I just recently transferred to the mathematics department at University of Illinois as a junior undergrad and one of the classes I'm required to take this fall is called Mathematical Reasoning and I'm pretty sure it has to do with proofs... Which I know absolutely nothing about! What...

Yo Greg, I don't know about Diablo 3, but I have starcraft 2 and you CAN play it WITHOUT an internet connection. You can do single player campaign and skirmishes just fine, you just can't battle online is all.