A First Course in Combinatorial Mathematics

By Ian C. Anderson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198596731
• ISBN13: 9780198596738
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"