Combinatorics :  ancient and modern / 
edited by Robin Wilson and John J. Watkins. 
 - x, 381 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>INTRODUCTION ; PART I: ANCIENT COMBINATORICS ; PART II: MODERN COMBINATORICS ; AFTERMATH 
<br/><br/> 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.  
<br/><br/> College of Arts and Sciences 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198739050 (pbk.) 9780198739050 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015304800 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Combinatorial analysis.<br/>Combinatorial analysis--History.<br/>Mathematics, Ancient.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA164  / .C66335 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>511.6/C73