Concrete Mathematics is a blending of CONtinuous and disCRETE mathematics.
"More concretely," the authors explain, "it is the controlled manipulation of mathematical formulas, using a collection of techniques for solving problems."
The subject matter is primarily an expansion of the Mathematical Preliminaries section in Knuth's classic Art of Computer Programming, but the style of presentation is more leisurely, and individual topics are covered more deeply. Several new topics have been added, and the most significant ideas have been traced to their historical roots. The book includes more than 500 exercises, divided into six categories. Complete answers are provided for all exercises, except research problems, making the book particularly valuable for self-study.
Major topics include:
Sums
Recurrences
Integer functions
Elementary number theory
Binomial coefficients
Generating functions
Discrete probability
Asymptotic methods
- ISBN:
- 9780201558029
- 9780201558029
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Category:
- Mathematical theory of computation
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
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28-02-1994
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Pearson Education Limited
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Edition:
- 2nd Edition
- Pages:
- 672
- Dimensions (mm):
- 244x201x38mm
- Weight:
- 1.2kg
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