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Mathematical Background
=======================
This chapter presents mathematical notation,
background, and techniques used throughout the book.
This material is provided primarily for review and reference.
You might wish to return to the relevant sections when you encounter
unfamiliar notation or mathematical techniques in later chapters.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   set-notation.rst
   functions.rst
   modulus.rst
   permutations.rst
   logarithms.rst
   summations.rst
   estimation.rst
   psuedocode.rst


The concept of :doc:`estimation` might be unfamiliar to many readers.
Estimation is not a mathematical technique,
but rather a general engineering skill.
It is useful to computer scientists doing design work,
because any proposed solution whose estimated resource requirements
fall well outside the problem's resource constraints can be
discarded immediately, allowing time for greater analysis of more
promising solutions.