About the Book: Combinatorics: 2nd Edition
The author has expanded the pedagogical aspects of thefirstedition, adding more
examples and explanations in order tomake thebook a more valuable teaching and
learning tool. The bookpromotesstudent engagement with a lively writing style,
timelyandappropriate examples, interesting historical anecdotes, avarietyof
exercises with suitable hints and selected answers,andjudicious use of footnotes
and appendices to touch on topicsbettersuited to more advanced students.
Features
This edition features added explanations, examples,algorithms,and illustrations
to enhance the exposition of thetext.
Well-written text that combines an engaging stylewithmathematical rigor
Expanded sections on algebraic coding theory; locallyfiniteposets and their
incidence algebras; distributive latticesandtheir order ideals; Youngs Lattice;
and the theory andapplicationsof majorization
Independent chapters that allow