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A PATH TO COMBINATORICS FOR UNDERGRADUATES IBD

BIRKHäUSER
11 / 2003
9780817642884
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Sinopsis

This unique approach to combinatorics is centered around unconventional, essay-type combinatorial examples, followed by a number of carefully selected, challenging problems and extensive discussions of their solutions. Topicsáencompass permutations and combinations, binomial coefficients and their applications, bijections, inclusions and exclusions, and generating functions.á Each chapter features fully-worked problems,áincluding many from Olympiads and other competitions, as well asáa number of problemsáoriginal to the authors,áat theáend of each chapter are further exercisesáto reinforce understanding,áencourage creativity, and buildáa repertory of problem-solving techniques.ááThe authorsâÇÖ previous text, '102 Combinatorial Problems,' makes a fine companion volume to the present work, which isáideal for Olympiad participants and coaches, advanced high school students, undergraduates, and college instructors.á The bookâÇÖs unusual problems and examples willáinterest seasoned mathematicians as well. á'A Path to Combinatorics for Undergraduates' is a lively introduction not only to combinatorics, but to mathematical ingenuity, rigor, and the joy of solving puzzles.