Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849301491 ISBN 13: 9780849301490

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 1999

Synopsis

The importance of discrete and combinatorial mathematics continues to increase as the range of applications to computer science, electrical engineering, and the biological sciences grows dramatically. Providing a ready reference for practitioners in the field, the Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics, Second Edition presents additional material on Google's matrix, random graphs, geometric graphs, computational topology, and other key topics. New chapters highlight essential background information on bioinformatics and computational geometry. Each chapter includes a glossary, definitions, facts, examples, algorithms, major applications, and references.

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Review

"No other book covers such a wide range of topics in discrete mathematicsa useful resource." --CHOICE Magazine "I like the book's format. There are glossaries at the beginning of each chapter. Each subsection begins with definitions and goes on to "facts," then algorithms (boxed and in pseudo -code), lists of mathematical objects, illuminating pictures, examples, lists of applications, and, finally, bibliography and web sources. This handbook will appeal both to pure and to applied mathematicians. Its 17 chapters, and 115 subsections were produced by 77 individuals, kept nicely in line (no mean task) by five editors who, in turn, got the go-ahead signal and the prestige of an advisory editorial board of 23 distinguished authorities. --SIAM News -June 2001 "intended to provide a user a quick and concise look up facility for definitions, basic facts, algorithms, standard examples, tables, printed references and URLs for the various objects of discrete mathematics. Thus it will be a valuable supplement in any library." -Monatshefte fur Mathematics, Volume 134, No. 3, 2002 "a valuable reference tool for professionals and students using discrete mathematicsThe coverage is vastThis book is a must-buy for research libraries." --Journal of Mathematical Psychology, February 2002

Synopsis

The importance of discrete mathematics has increased dramatically within the last few years but until now, it has been difficult - if not impossible - to find a single reference book that effectively covers the subject. To fill that void, "The Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics" presents a comprehensive collection of ready reference material for all of the important areas of discrete mathematics, including those essential to its applications in computer science and engineering. Its topics include: Logic and foundations; Counting Number theory; Abstract and linear algebra; Probability; Graph theory; Networks and optimization; Cryptography and coding; and, Combinatorial designs. The author presents the material in a simple, uniform way, and emphasizes what is useful and practical.For easy reference, he incorporates into the text: many glossaries of important terms; lists of important theorems and formulas; numerous examples that illustrate terms and concepts; helpful descriptions of algorithms; summary tables; and, citations of web pages that supplement the text.

If you have ever had to find information from discrete mathematics in your work - or just out of curiosity - you probably had to search through a variety of books to find it. Never again. "The Handbook of Discrete Mathematics" is now available and has virtually everything you need - everything important to both theory and practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849301491
• ISBN 13: 9780849301490
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1248
• Editor: Rosen Kenneth H.