Foundations of Combinatorics with Applications
by Edward A. Bender, S. Gill Williamson
Publisher: Dover Publications 2006
ISBN/ASIN: 0486446034
ISBN-13: 9780486446035
Number of pages: 480
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This introduction to combinatorics, the foundation of the interaction between computer science and mathematics, is suitable for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in engineering, science, and mathematics. Some ability to construct proofs is assumed.
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