Graph Theory: A Problem Oriented Approach (Maa Textbooks) - Softcover

Marcus, Daniel A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0883857723 ISBN 13: 9780883857724

Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America, 2015

Synopsis

Combining the features of a textbook with those of a problem workbook, this text for mathematics, computer science and engineering students presents a natural, friendly way to learn some of the essential ideas of graph theory. The material is explained using 360 strategically placed problems with connecting text, which is then supplemented by 280 additional homework problems. This problem-oriented format encourages active involvement by the reader while always giving clear direction. This approach is especially valuable with the presentation of proofs, which become more frequent and elaborate as the book progresses. Arguments are arranged in digestible chunks and always appear together with concrete examples to help remind the reader of the bigger picture. Topics include spanning tree algorithms, Euler paths, Hamilton paths and cycles, independence and covering, connections and obstructions, and vertex and edge colourings.

About this title

About the Author

Daniel A. Marcus received his PhD from Harvard University. He was a J. Willard Gibbs Instructor at Yale University from 1972 to 1974 and Professor of Mathematics at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, from 1979 to 2004.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0883857723
• ISBN 13: 9780883857724
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 218