A First Course in Combinatorial Mathematics (Oxford Applied Mathematics and Computing Science Series)

now In A New Second Edition, This Volume Presents A Clear And Concise Treatment Of An Increasingly Important Branch Of Mathematics. A Unique Introductory Survey Complete With Easy-to-understand Examples And Sample Problems, This Text Includes Information On Such Basic Combinatorial Tools As Recurrence Relations, Generating Functions, Incidence Matrices, And The Non-exclusion Principle. It Also Provides A Study Of Block Designs, Steiner Triple Systems, And Expanded Coverage Of The Marriage Theorem, As Well As A Unified Account Of Three Important Constructions Which Are Significant In Coding Theory.

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a Concise Introductory Textbook Covering The Basic Combinatorical Tools Such As Recurrence Relations, Generating Functions, Incidence Matrices, And The Inclusion-exclusion Principle. Cloth Edition (unseen), $75. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)