Introductory Combinatorics

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Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-01-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary

This book emphasizes combinatorial ideas including the pigeon-hole principle, counting techniques, permutations and combinations, Polya counting, binomial coefficients, inclusion-exclusion principle, generating functions and recurrence relations, and combinatortial structures (matchings, designs, graphs). The volume provides a complete examination of combinatorial ideas and techniques. For individuals interested in combinatorial concepts.

Table of Contents

What is Combinatorics?
The Pigeonhole Principle
Permutations and Combinations
Generating Permutations and Combinations
The Binomial Coefficients
The Inclusion-Exclusion Principle and Applications
Recurrence Relations and Generating Functions
Special Counting Sequences
Matchings in Bipartite Graphs
Combinatorial Designs
Introduction to Graph Theory
Digraphs and Networks
More on Graph Theory
Polya Counting
Answers and Hints to Exercises
Bibliography
Index
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