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Concrete Mathematics : A Foundation for Computer Science, Hardcover by Graham, Ronald L., ISBN 0201558025, ISBN-13 9780201558029, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><strong><em>Concrete Mathematics</em></strong> is a blending of CONtinuous and disCRETE mathematics. </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px"> </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">"More concretely," the authors explain, "it is the controlled manipulation of mathematical formulas, using a collection of techniques for solving problems." </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px"> </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">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. Th includes more than 500 exercises, divided into six categories. Complete answers are provided for all exercises, except research problems, making th particularly valuable for self-study.</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px"> </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">Major topics include:</p> <ul> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Sums </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Recurrences </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Integer functions </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Elementary number theory </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Binomial coefficients </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Generating functions </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Discrete probability </div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"> Asymptotic methods </div> </li> </ul>
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