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Overview
This is a text that defines "the number of ways there are of doing some well-defined operation." Covers permutations and combinations associated with elementary algebra, generating functions, the principle of inclusion and exclusion, the cycles of permutations, the theory of distributions, partitions, compositions, trees, and linear graphs; and permutations with restricted position. Includes problems. 1958 edition.Synopsis
This introduction to combinatorial analysis surveys portions of the theory of permutations and combinations which are pertinent to elementary algebra, then treats generation functions, the principle of inclusion and exclusion, and the enumeration of permutations in cyclic representation. There is an overview of the theory of distributions, followed by coverage of partitions, compositions, trees, and networks, and permutations with restricted position. Examples and problems are included. This is an unabridged republication of the edition published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1958. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR