Combinatorics - The Rota Way

Informationen zum Autor Dr Joseph P. S. Kung is Professor of Mathematics at the University of North Texas. He is currently an editor-in-chief for the journal Advances in Applied Mathematics. Klappentext Compiled and edited by two of Gian-Carlo Rota's students, this book is based on notes from his influential combinatorics courses. Zusammenfassung Gian-Carlo Rota was one of the most original and colourful mathematicians of the twentieth century. His work on the foundations of combinatorics created a new area of algebraic combinatorics. The book is based upon his influential graduate courses on the foundations of combinatorics! that have influenced generations of students. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Sets, functions, and relations; 2. Matching theory; 3. Partially ordered sets and lattices; 4. Generating functions and the umbral calculus; 5. Symmetric functions and Baxter algebras; 6. Determinants, matrices, and polynomials; 7. Selected solutions.

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• Autori: Joseph P. S. Kung, Joseph P. S. (University of North Texas) Kung, Joseph P.S. Kung, Joseph P.s. Rota Kung, Gian-Carlo Rota, Catherine H. Yan, Catherine H. (Texas A & M University) Yan
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.02.2009
• EAN: 9780521737944
• ISBN: 978-0-521-73794-4
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: Cambridge Mathematical Library; Cambridge Mathematical Library
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Altro