{"product_id":"combinatorics-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Combinatorics: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow many possible sudoku puzzles are there? In the lottery, what is the chance that two winning balls have consecutive numbers? Who invented Pascal's triangle? (it was not Pascal) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombinatorics, the branch of mathematics concerned with selecting, arranging, and listing or counting collections of objects, works to answer all these questions. Dating back some 3000 years, and initially consisting mainly of the study of permutations and combinations, its scope has broadened to include topics such as graph theory, partitions of numbers, block designs, design of codes, and latin squares. In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e Robin Wilson gives an overview of the field and its applications in mathematics and computer theory, considering problems from the shortest routes covering certain stops to the minimum number of colours needed to colour a map with different colours for neighbouring countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: The \u003cem\u003e Very Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Wilson is an Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University, Emeritus Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London, and a former fellow of Keble College, Oxford University. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. A former President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, he has written and edited many books on the history of mathematics, including \u003cem\u003eLewis Carroll in Numberland\u003c\/em\u003e, and also on graph theory, including \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Graph Theory\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFour Colours Suffice\u003c\/em\u003e. Involved with the popularization of mathematics and its history, he has been awarded the Mathematical Association of America's Lester Ford award and Pólya prize for his 'outstanding expository writing', and the Ralph Stanton Award for outreach activities in combinatorics. He has Erdõs Number 1.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684790079551,"sku":"9780198723493","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c5c80994561a4c85fc9febb616679988.webp?v=1764968637","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/combinatorics-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}