Lectures on Generating Functions (Paperback, UK ed.)

This book, based on the course given by the author at the College of Mathematics of the Independent University of Moscow, introduces the reader to the language of generating functions, which is nowadays the main language of enumerative combinatorics. It starts with definitions, simple properties, and numerous examples of generating functions. It then discusses topics, such as formal grammars, generating functions in several variables, partitions and decompositions, and the exclusion-inclusion principle. In the final chapter, the author describes applications of generating functions to enumeration of trees, plane graphs, and graphs embedded in two-dimensional surfaces. Throughout the book, the reader is motivated by interesting examples rather than by general theories. It also contains a lot of exercises to help the reader master the material. Little beyond the standard calculus course is necessary to understand the book. It can serve as a text for a one-semester undergraduate course in combinatorics.

General

Imprint:	American Mathematical Society
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Student Mathematical Library
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	November 2003
Dimensions:	215 x 143 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	148
Edition:	UK ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8218-3481-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8218-3481-9
Barcode:	9780821834817

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