Counting: Supplementary Notes and Solutions Manual - Softcover

Meng, Koh Khee; Guan, Tay Eng

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9812569154 ISBN 13: 9789812569158

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This book is the essential companion to the authors' earlier book Counting (World Scientific, 2002), an introduction to combinatorics for junior college students. It provides supplementary material both for the purpose of adding to the reader's knowledge about counting techniques and, in particular, for use as a textbook for junior college students and teachers in combinatorics at H3 level in the new Singapore mathematics curriculum for junior college. The emphasis in combinatorics within the syllabus is to hone basic skills and techniques in general problem solving and logical thinking. The book also gives solutions to the exercises in Counting. There is often more than one method to solve a particular problem and the authors have included alternative solutions whenever they are of interest.

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Review

"This book manages to make an area of mathematics traditionally considered difficult by students more accessible and is bound to captivate their attention with the numerous interesting exercises and applications it contains."

From the Inside Flap

This book is a useful, attractive introduction to basic counting techniques for upper secondary and junior college students, as well as teachers. Younger students and lay people who appreciate mathematics, not to mention avid puzzle solvers, will also find the book interesting. The various problems and applications here are good for building up proficiency in counting. They are also useful for honing basic skills and techniques in general problem solving. Many of the problems avoid routine and the diligent reader will often discover more than one way of solving a particular problem, which is indeed an important awareness in problem solving. The book thus helps to give students an early start to learning problem-solving heuristics and thinking skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9812569154
• ISBN 13: 9789812569158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220