invitation To Discrete Mathematics Is At Once An Introduction And A Thoroughly Comprehensive Textbook For Courses In Combinatorics And Graph Theory. It Also Contains Introductory Chapters For More Specialized Courses Such As Probabilistic Methods, Applied Linear Algebra, Combinatorial Enumeration, And Operations Research. A Lively And Entertaining Style Is Combined With Rigorous Mathematics, And The Many Illustrations, Examples And Exercises Make The Book Particularly Accessible And User-friendly.

designed Primarily For Undergraduate And Early Graduate Students, This Book Is Based On The Notion That Mathematics Should Cultivate Clear And Logical Thinking. To This End, Matousek (computer Science) And Nesetril (mathematics) Both Of Charles University, Prague, Have Included Over 400 Exercises Ranging In Difficulty And Many With Hints Or Suggestions For Solution. The Authors Have Used A Narrow Focus To Examine Combinatorics And Graph Theory In Depth, Rather Than The Whole Range Of Discrete Mathematics. Some Specific Topics Covered Include Asymptotic Estimates, Finite Projective Planes, Probability, Generating Functions, And Graph Algorithms. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)