Mathematics of choice : or how to count without counting

Mathematics of choice : or how to count without counting / Ivan Niven, University of Oregon.

The subject of this book is often called "combinatorial analysis" or "combinatorics." The questions discussed are of the sort "In how many ways is it possible to ...?" or variations on that theme. Permutations and combinations form a part of combinatorial analysis, a pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niven, Ivan, 1915-1999
Other Authors: Buehler, George H. (Illustrator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2012]
Series:Anneli Lax new mathematical library ; v. 15.
Subjects:
Combinatorial analysis.
MATHEMATICS > Algebra > Linear.
Combinatorial analysis
Instructional and educational works.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introductory questions
  • Permutations and combinations
  • Combinations and binomial coefficients
  • Some special distributions
  • The inclusion-exclusion principle ; Probability
  • Partitions of an integer
  • Generating polynomials
  • Distribution of objects not all alike
  • Configuration problems
  • Mathematical induction
  • Interpretations of a non-associative product.

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