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112 combinatorial problems from the AwesomeMath Summer Program / Vlad Matei and Elizabeth Reiland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Plano, TX : XYZ Press, ©2016.Description: viii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780996874526
Other title:
  • One hundred twelve combinatorial problems
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 511.6 23 M425
Contents:
1. Counting basics -- 2. Permutations and combinations -- 3. Stars and bars and multinomials -- 4. Principle of inclusion-exclusion -- 5. Pascal's triangle and the Binomial theorem -- 6. Counting in more than one way -- 7. Pigeonhole principle -- 8. Induction -- 9. Recurrence relations -- 10. Graph theory -- 11. Invariants -- 12. Combinatiorial geometry -- 13. Generating functions -- 14. Probabilities and probabilistic method -- 15. Introductory problems -- 16. Advanced problems -- 17. Solutions for introductory problems -- 18. Solutions for advanced problems -- Appendix.
Summary: Gives students a chance to begin exploring some introductory to intermediate topics in combinatorics, a fascinating and accessible branch of mathematics centred around (among other things) counting various objects and sets. This book includes chapters featuring tools for solving counting problems, proof techniques, and more to give students a broad foundation to build on.
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1. Counting basics --
2. Permutations and combinations --
3. Stars and bars and multinomials --
4. Principle of inclusion-exclusion --
5. Pascal's triangle and the Binomial theorem --
6. Counting in more than one way --
7. Pigeonhole principle --
8. Induction --
9. Recurrence relations --
10. Graph theory --
11. Invariants --
12. Combinatiorial geometry --
13. Generating functions --
14. Probabilities and probabilistic method --
15. Introductory problems --
16. Advanced problems --
17. Solutions for introductory problems --
18. Solutions for advanced problems --
Appendix.

Gives students a chance to begin exploring some introductory to intermediate topics in combinatorics, a fascinating and accessible branch of mathematics centred around (among other things) counting various objects and sets. This book includes chapters featuring tools for solving counting problems, proof techniques, and more to give students a broad foundation to build on.

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