Introduction to combinatorics / Martin J. Erickson, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO.
"Praise for the First Edition--"This excellent text should prove a useful accoutrement for any developing mathematics program. it's short, it's sweet, it's beautifully written." --The Mathematical Intelligencer"Erickson has prepared an exemplary work. strongly recommended for inclusion in undergradu...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2013]
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| Edition: | Second Edition. |
| Series: | Wiley series in discrete mathematics and optimization.
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| Physical Description: | xli, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface xi1 Basic Counting Methods 11.1 The multiplication principle 11.2 Permutations 41.3 Combinations 61.4 Binomial coefficient identities 101.5 Distributions 191.6 The principle of inclusion and exclusion 231.7 Fibonacci numbers 311.8 Linear recurrence relations 331.9 Special recurrence relations 411.10 Counting and number theory 45Notes 502 Generating Functions 532.1 Rational generating functions 532.2 Special generating functions 632.3 Partition numbers 762.4 Labeled and unlabeled sets 802.5 Counting with symmetry 862.6 Cycle indexes 932.7 Polya's theorem 962.8 The number of graphs 982.9 Symmetries in domain and range 1022.10 Asymmetric graphs 103Notes 1053 The Pigeonhole Principle 1073.1 Simple examples 1073.2 Lattice points, the Gitterpunktproblem, and SET(r) 1103.3 Graphs 1153.4 Colorings of the plane 1183.5 Sequences and partial orders 1193.6 Subsets 124Notes 1264 Ramsey Theory 1314.1 Ramsey's theorem 1314.2 Generalizations of Ramsey's theorem 1354.3 Ramsey numbers, bounds, and asymptotics 1394.4 The probabilistic method 1434.5 Sums 1454.6 Van der Waerden's theorem 146Notes 1505 Codes 1535.1 Binary codes 1535.2 Perfect codes 1565.3 Hamming codes 1585.4 The Fano Configuration 162Notes 1686 Designs 1716.1 t-designs 171CONTENTS ix6.2 Block designs 1756.3 Projective planes 1806.4 Latin squares 1826.5 MOLS and OODs 1856.6 Hadamard matrices 1886.7 The Golay code and S(5, 8, 24) 1946.8 Lattices and sphere packings 1976.9 Leech's lattice 199Notes 201A Web Resources 205B Notation 207Exercise Solutions 211References 225Index 227.