Handbook Of Discrete And Combinatorial Mathematics

The importance of discrete and combinatorial mathematics has increased dramatically within the last few years. The purpose of the Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics is to provide a comprehensive reference volume for computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and others, such as students, physical and social scientists, and reference librarians, who need information about discrete and combinatorial mathematics. This book is the first resource that presents such information in a ready-reference form designed for use by all those who use aspects of this subject in their work or studies. The scope of this book includes the many areas generally considered to be parts of discrete mathematics, focusing on the information considered essential to its application in computer science and engineering. Some of the fundamental topic areas covered include: logic and set theory graph theory enumeration trees integer sequences network sequences recurrence relations combinatorial designs generating functions computational geometry number theory coding theory and cryptography abstract algebra discrete optimization linear algebra automata theory discrete probability theory data structures and algorithms.