Publication

1994 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

88,750 words, Guess

Page Count

355 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1141886
  • Goodreads3945127

Classifications

  • DDC511/.6
  • LCCQA164 .C346 1994

Description

Combinatorics is a subject of increasing importance, owing to its links with computer science, statistics and algebra. This is a textbook aimed at second-year undergraduates to beginning graduates. It stresses common techniques (such as generating functions and recursive construction) which underlie the great variety of subject matter and also stresses the fact that a constructive or algorithmic proof is more valuable than an existence proof. The book is divided into two parts, the second at a higher level and with a wider range than the first. Historical notes are included which give a wider perspective on the subject. More advanced topics are given as projects and there are a number of exercises, some with solutions given.

First Sentence

Combinatorics is special.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Combinatorics: topics, techniques, algorithmsCambridge University Press1994-01-01

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