This textbook offers the opportunity to create a uniquely engaging
combinatorics classroom by embracing Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL)
techniques. Readers are provided with a carefully chosen progression
of theorems to prove and problems to actively solve. Students will
feel a sense of accomplishment as their collective inquiry traces a
path from the basics to important generating function techniques.
Beginning with an exploration of permutations and combinations that
culminates in the Binomial Theorem, the text goes on to guide the
study of ordinary and exponential generating functions. These tools
underpin the in-depth study of Eulerian, Catalan, and Narayana numbers
that follows, and a selection of advanced topics that includes
applications to probability and number theory. Throughout, the theory
unfolds via over 150 carefully selected problems for students to
solve, many of which connect to state-of-the-art research.
Inquiry-Based Enumerative Combinatoricsis ideal for lower-division
undergraduate students majoring in math or computer science, as there
are no formal mathematics prerequisites. Because it includes many
connections to recent research, students of any level who are
interested in combinatorics will also find this a valuable resource.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030183080
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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