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Combinatorics: A Guided Tour (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks) (Hardcover)

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Combinatorics is mathematics of enumeration, existence, construction, and optimization questions concerning finite sets. This text focuses on the first three types of questions and covers basic counting and existence principles, distributions, generating functions, recurrence relations, P lya theory, combinatorial designs, error correcting codes, partially ordered sets, and selected applications to graph theory including the enumeration of trees, the chromatic polynomial, and introductory Ramsey theory. The only prerequisites are single-variable calculus and familiarity with sets and basic proof techniques. It is flexible enough to be used for undergraduate courses in combinatorics, second courses in discrete mathematics, introductory graduate courses in applied mathematics programs, as well as for independent study or reading courses. It also features approximately 350 reading questions spread throughout its eight chapters. These questions provide checkpoints for learning and prepare the reader for the end-of-section exercises of which there are over 470.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780883857625
ISBN-10: 0883857626
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Publication Date: March 18th, 2010
Pages: 410
Language: English
Series: Mathematical Association of America Textbooks