- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 4th International edition edition (May 20 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0471453021
- ISBN-13: 978-0471453024
- Product Dimensions: 24.7 x 15.9 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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"...a well-structured text that addresses a broad range of topics... It is well presented, written clearly and easy to follow." (Times Higher Education Supplement, November 2007)
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This book is designed for use by students with a wide range of ability and maturity. The stronger the students, the harder the exercises that can be assigned. The book can be used for one--quarter, two--quarter, or one--semester course depending on how much material is used. Combinatorical reasoning underlies all analysis of computer systems. It plays a similar role in discrete operations research problems and in finite probability. This book teaches students in the mathematical sciences how to reason and model combinatorically. It seeks to develop proficiency in basic discrete math problem solving in the way that a calculus textbook develops proficiency in basic analysis problem solving. The three principle aspects of combinatorical reasoning emphasized in this book are: the systematic analysis of different possibilities, the exploration of the logical structure of a problem (e.g. finding manageable subpieces or first solving the problem with three objects instead of n), and ingenuity. Although important uses of combinatorics in computer science, operations research, and finite probability are mentioned, these applications are often used solely for motivation. Numerical examples involving the same concepts use more interesting settings such as poker probabilities or logical games.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for applications,
This review is from: Applied Combinatorics (Hardcover)
The book covers the fundamentals of graph theory and combinatorics (enumeration) and is designed for first courses for undergraduates. The material is presented in a clear, friendly manner. The sections are short and specific and the emphasis is on problem-solving. Many examples are provided and constitute the majority of the book's volume. Each section ends with 20-30 exercises with answers (not full solutions) at the end of the book. The book is excellent for computer science and applied math majors looking for a clear, application-based introduction to combinatorics and graph theory. It is also excellent for self-study. The book's main flaw is that the proofs are not rigorous and are sometimes more intuitive than mathematical. For pure math students looking to explore graph theory and combinatorics in a more rigorous manner, other books (e.g. Diestel, "Graph Theory") will serve that purpose better.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An almost ideal introduction book to combinatorics,
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This review is from: Applied Combinatorics (Hardcover)
There have been wonderfully written reviews of this book, but since this is really an excellent textbook, I am urged to praise again. Fully recommended.This book is easily and clearly written; covers almost every important basic concept and technic in graph theory and enumerative combinatorics, with neatly selected and wonderfully organised exercises. And I highly suggest the author give the references to those last exercises in every section, since each of them does lead into a theory.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An almost ideal introduction book to combinatorics,
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This review is from: Applied Combinatorics (Hardcover)
There have been wonderfully written reviews of this book, but since this is really an excellent textbook, I am urged to praise again. Fully recommended.This book is easily and clearly written; covers almost every important basic concept and technic in graph theory and enumerative combinatorics, with neatly selected and wonderfully organised exercises. And I highly suggested the author give the references to those last exercises in every section, since each of them does lead into a theory.
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