Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis (Dover Books on Mathematics) - Softcover

Riordan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486425363 ISBN 13: 9780486425368

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis

This is a text that defines "the number of ways there are of doing some well-defined operation." Covers permutations and combinations associated with elementary algebra, generating functions, the principle of inclusion and exclusion, the cycles of permutations, the theory of distributions, partitions, compositions, trees, and linear graphs; and permutations with restricted position. Includes problems. 1958 edition.

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Synopsis

This introduction to combinatorial analysis surveys portions of the theory of permutations and combinations which are pertinent to elementary algebra, then treats generation functions, the principle of inclusion and exclusion, and the enumeration of permutations in cyclic representation. There is an overview of the theory of distributions, followed

About the Author

John Riordan is an architect and writer. His passions for food and design have led him to restaurants worldwide. He lives in Washington D.C., where he subjects his friends and family to culinary designs of his own at home.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486425363
• ISBN 13: 9780486425368
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256