Discrete Mathematics
Norman L. Biggs(Author)
Clarendon Press
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
494 pages
978-0-19-853427-3 (ISBN)
Description
Using a traditional deductive approach, this book looks into the fundamental ideas in discrete mathematics, including graph theory, combinatorics, number theory, coding theory, combinatorial optimization and abstract algebra. It can be approached by anyone with basic competence in arithmetic and experience of simple algebraic manipulations and students of computer science whose curriculum may now allow the study of many ancillary mathematics courses. The main changes to this new edition are to present descriptions of numerous algorithms on a form close to that of a real programming language. The aim is to enable students to develop practical programs from the design of algorithms.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous figures and tables
ISBN-13
978-0-19-853427-3 (9780198534273)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
PART I: NUMBERS AND COUNTING: Integers; Functions and counting; Principles of counting; Subsets and designs; Partition, classification, and distribution; Modular arithmetic; PART II: GRAPHS AND ALGORITHMS; Algorithms and their efficiency; Graphs; Trees, sorting, and searching; Bipartite graphs and matching problems; Digraphs, networks, and flows; Recursive techniques; PART III: ALGEBRAIC METHODS: Groups; Groups of permutations; Rings, fields, and polynomials; Finite fields and some applications; Error-correcting codes; Generating functions; Partitions of a positive integer; Symmetry and counting; Answers to selected exercises; Index