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Combinatorics : ancient and modern / edited by Robin Wilson and John J. Watkins.

Contributor(s): Wilson, Robin J [editor.] | Watkins, John J [editor.].
Publisher: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, ©2015Description: x, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198739050 (pbk.); 9780198739050 (hbk.).Subject(s): Combinatorial analysis | Combinatorial analysis -- History | Mathematics, AncientDDC classification: 511.6/C73 Other classification: CAS
Contents:
INTRODUCTION ; PART I: ANCIENT COMBINATORICS ; PART II: MODERN COMBINATORICS ; AFTERMATH
Summary: Combinatorics is the branch of discrete mathematics that studies (and counts) permutations, combinations, and arrangements of sets of elements. This book constitutes the first book-length survey of the history of combinatorics and uniquely assembles research in the area that would otherwise be inaccessible to the general reader.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

INTRODUCTION ; PART I: ANCIENT COMBINATORICS ; PART II: MODERN COMBINATORICS ; AFTERMATH

Combinatorics is the branch of discrete mathematics that studies (and counts) permutations, combinations, and arrangements of sets of elements. This book constitutes the first book-length survey of the history of combinatorics and uniquely assembles research in the area that would otherwise be inaccessible to the general reader.

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