Invitation to Combinatorics

Active student engagement is key to this combinatorics text, featuring 1200+ problems, ten mini-projects, section warm-up problems, and chapter opening problems. The author writes in a conversational style, keeping the reader in mind, and includes glimpses into current research trends and open problems. All essential topics are covered, with over 140 problems having complete solutions and over 250 having hints in the back.

Format: Hardback
Length: 628 pages
Publication date: 22 July 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This classroom-tested combinatorics text is a treasure trove of active learning opportunities, boasting an extensive collection of 1200+ carefully crafted problems, ten mini-projects, section warm-up problems, and chapter opening problems. The author, an award-winning teacher, writes in a conversational style, ensuring that the reader is always at the forefront of their mind. Students will stay motivated by exploring current research trends and open problems, as well as delving into the history and global origins of the subject. Every essential topic is covered, including Ramsey theory, enumerative combinatorics, partitions of integers, the inclusion-exclusion principle, generating functions, introductory graph theory, and partially ordered sets. Some significant results are presented as sets of guided problems, encouraging readers to discover them on their own. With over 140 problems featuring complete solutions and over 250 with hints in the back, this book is an ideal resource for self-study. It is particularly suited for a one-semester upper undergraduate course, with prerequisites including the calculus sequence and familiarity with proofs.

Weight: 1502g
Dimension: 197 x 254 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108476546