| Foundations of Combinatorics with Applications Contributor(s): Bender, Edward A. (Author), Williamson, S. Gill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486446034 ISBN-13: 9780486446035 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: The book provides a solid introductory course for mathematics and mathematical computer science students. Designed for use in a number of courses, this book is appropriate for rigorous lower division courses, upper division courses in engineering, science, and mathematics, and beginning graduate courses. The material has been fully class-tested and includes many helpful examples and exercises. A solutions manual is also available. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Combinatorics |
| Dewey: 511.6 |
| LCCN: 2005053705 |
| Series: Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.36" W x 9.2" (1.42 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introduction to combinatorics, the foundation of the interaction between computer science and mathematics, is suitable for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in engineering, science, and mathematics. The four-part treatment begins with a section on counting and listing that covers basic counting, functions, decision trees, and sieving methods. The following section addresses fundamental concepts in graph theory and a sampler of graph topics. The third part examines a variety of applications relevant to computer science and mathematics, including induction and recursion, sorting theory, and rooted plane trees. The final section, on generating functions, offers students a powerful tool for studying counting problems. Numerous exercises appear throughout the text, along with notes and references. The text concludes with solutions to odd-numbered exercises and to all appendix exercises. |