Computational Discrete Mathematics: Combinatorics and Graph Theory with Mathematica ® - Hardcover

Pemmaraju, Sriram; Skiena, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521806860 ISBN 13: 9780521806862

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

With examples of all 450 functions in action plus tutorial text on the mathematics, this book is the definitive guide to Experimenting with Combinatorica, a widely used software package for teaching and research in discrete mathematics. Three interesting classes of exercises are provided--theorem/proof, programming exercises, and experimental explorations--ensuring great flexibility in teaching and learning the material. The Combinatorica user community ranges from students to engineers, researchers in mathematics, computer science, physics, economics, and the humanities. Recipient of the EDUCOM Higher Education Software Award, Combinatorica is included with every copy of the popular computer algebra system Mathematica.

About this title

Book Description

Experimenting with Combinatorica, a widely used software package for teaching and research in discrete mathematics, provides an exciting new way to learn combinatorics and graph theory. With examples of all 450 functions in action plus tutorial text on the mathematics, this book is the definitive guide to Combinatorica. Three interesting classes of exercises are provided -- theorem/proof, programming exercises, and experimental explorations, providing great flexibility in teaching and learning the material.The Combinatorica user community ranges from students to engineers to researchers in mathematics, computer science, physics, economics, and the humanities. Combinatorica, which has received the EDUCOM Higher Education Software Award, is included with every copy of the popular computer algebra system Mathematica.

About the Author

Steven Skiena is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. His research interests include the design of graph, string, and geometric algorithms, and their applications (particularly to biology). He is the author of five books, including The Algorithm Design Manual and Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win. He is co-founder and Chief Scientist at General Sentiment (www.generalsentiment.com), a media measurement company based on his Lydia text/sentiment analysis system. Skiena received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Illinois in 1988, and is the author of over 130 technical papers. He is a former Fulbright scholar, and a recipient of the ONR Young Investigator Award and the IEEE Computer Science and Engineer Teaching Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521806860
• ISBN 13: 9780521806862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 494