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Aigner, Martin

A Course in Enumeration / Martin Aigner - New York : Springer ©2007. - x, 561p. 24cm. - Graduate texts in mathematics, 238. .

Introduction --
Basics --
Fundamental coefficients --
Formal series and infinite matrices --
Methods --
Generating functions --
Hypergeometric summation --
Sieve methods --
Enumeration of patterns --
Topics --
The Catalan connection --
Symmetric functions --
Counting polynomials --
Models from statistical Physics.

"This book leads the reader from the basic notations to a variety of topics in combinatorial enumeration, ranging from algebra to statistical physics. Its aim is to introduce the student to a fascinating field, and to be a source of information for the professional mathematician who wants to learn more about the subject. There are 666 exercises, and as a special feature every chapter ends with a highlight, discussing a particularly beautiful or famous result."--Jacket

ISBN: 9788132206712

Publisher. No.: Zafaa Books & Distributors :313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematics
General principles of mathematics
Combinatorial enumeration problems.
Problèmes combinatoires d'énumération.
Combinatieleer.

Dewey Class. No.: 511.62 AIG