Applied Combinatorics (Second Edition in English)

Author: Fried S. Roberts et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The writing style of this book is excellent. The second edition maintains the high quality of the previous edition while incorporating significant updates. The content is presented in a very detailed manner, making it easy for students to understand. The examples are vivid and inspiring, and the scope of applications covered is rare. This book introduces the fundamental principles and applications of combinatorics, involving new applications in cutting-edge disciplines such as computer science, biology, chemistry, psychology, and genetic engineering, with a very broad scope of application. The book is meticulously structured, rich in content, and offers in-depth yet accessible discussions on the subject, including many advanced techniques and methods in combinatorics. The book is divided into four parts: Part 1 introduces the basic tools of combinatorics, Part 2 covers advanced tools for solving combinatorial problems, Part 3 discusses the existence problems in combinatorial solutions, and Part 4 addresses optimization problems. The first edition of this book was adopted as a textbook by several universities abroad. This edition has been extensively revised based on new technological developments, and includes numerous outstanding examples and exercises, making it suitable as a textbook for combinatorics courses in mathematics and computer science programs at universities and colleges.