Introduction to Combinatorics

Dominic, Rowland

ISBN 10: 1906001243 / ISBN 13: 9781906001247

Published by United Kingdom Mathematics Trust

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR011461902

Synopsis:

The subject of combinatorics provides a rich source of material for mathematics competitions. At one level it can be thought of as a sort of extreme counting-how do we enumerate the number of ways of different ways of doing something? However, the subject is broader than that. It addresses situations which involve organising things so as to satisfy certain criteria-placing tiles on a chessboard, seating people in a circle, chopping up a cube-and then asks whether or not a certain outcome is possible. This accessible text aims to give the enthusiastic student plenty of tips on how to tackle questions of this nature. The structure of this book is, as befits the subject, problem-based. Each chapter proceeds through a series of challenges which introduce the important ideas slowly and carefully.In particular, we have tried to show how to tackle each problem from first principles but building on previously acquired knowledge and technique. For ages 16+

Bibliographic Details

Title: Introduction to Combinatorics
Publisher: United Kingdom Mathematics Trust
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good