{"product_id":"combinatorial-theory-paperback-softback-9780471315186","title":"Combinatorial Theory (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471315186","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCombinatorial Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarshall Hall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471315186, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 August 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm, 0.667 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIncludes proof of van der Waerden's 1926 conjecture on permanents, Wilson's theorem on asymptotic existence, and other developments in combinatorics since 1967. Also covers coding theory and its important connection with designs, problems of enumeration, and partition. Presents fundamentals in addition to latest advances, with illustrative problems at the end of each chapter. Enlarged appendixes include a longer list of block designs.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePermutations and Combinations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inversion Formulae.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Generating Functions and Recursions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Partitions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Distinct Representatives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ramsey's Theorem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Some Extremal Problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Convex Spaces and Linear Programming.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Graphical Methods, Debruijn Sequences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Block Designs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Difference Sets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finite Geometries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Orthogonal Latin Squares.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hadamard Matrices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Constructions of Block Designs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Theorems on Completion and Embedding.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Coding Theory and Block Designs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52286441783576,"sku":"9780471315186","price":117.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471315186.jpg?v=1781551960","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/combinatorial-theory-paperback-softback-9780471315186","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}