generatingfunctionology: Third Edition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781568812793)

Generating functions, one of the most important tools in enumerative combinatorics, are a bridge between discrete mathematics and continuous analysis. Generating functions have numerous applications in mathematics, especially in - Combinatorics - Probability Theory - Statistics - Theory of Markov Chains - Number Theory One of the most important and relevant recent applications of combinatorics lies in the development of Internet search engines whose incredible capabilities dazzle even the mathematically trained user.

Author: Herbert S. Wilf
ISBN-10: 1568812795
ISBN-13: 9781568812793
Publisher: A K PETERS
Language: English
Published: 12/20/2005
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 26