Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
Contents |
Pt. I: Introduction : Two thousand years of combinatorics / Donald E. Knuth -- pt. II: Ancient combinatorics : Indian combinatorics / Takanori Kusuba and Kim Plofker ; China / Andrea Bréard ; Islamic combinatorics / Ahmed Djebbar ; Jewish combinatorics / Victor J. Katz ; Renaissance combinatorics / Eberhard Knobloch ; The origins of modern combinatorics / Eberhard Knobloch ; The arithmetical triangle / A.W.F. Edwards -- pt. III: Modern combinatorics : Early graph theory / Robin Wilson ; Partitions / George E. Andrews ; Block designs / Norman Biggs and Robin Wilson ; Latin squares / Lars Døvling Andersen ; Enumeration (18th-20th centuries) / E. Keith Lloyd ; Combinatorial set theory / Ian Anderson ; Modern graph theory / Lowell Beineke and Robin Wilson -- pt. IV: Aftermath : A personal view of combinatorics / Peter J. Cameron |
Summary |
Combinatorics is the branch of discreet mathematics that studies (and counts) permutations, combinations, and arrangements of sets of elements. This book presents a survey of the history of combinatorics and uniquely assembles research in the area that would otherwise be inaccessible to the general reader |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 24, 2013) |
Subject |
Combinatorial analysis.
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Combinatorial analysis -- History
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Mathematics, Ancient.
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Combinatorial analysis.
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Mathematics, Ancient.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Wilson, Robin J., editor
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Watkins, John J., editor
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Graham, Ronald L., 1935-2020, writer of added text
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ISBN |
9780191748059 |
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0191748056 |
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0191630624 |
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9780191630620 |
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0191630632 |
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9780191630637 |
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1299683967 |
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9781299683969 |
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