Difference between revisions of "Combinatorics"

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'''Combinatorics''' is the study of counting.  Different kinds of counting problems can be approached by a variety of techniques.
 
'''Combinatorics''' is the study of counting.  Different kinds of counting problems can be approached by a variety of techniques.
  
== Student Guides to Number Theory ==
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== Student Guides to Combinatorics ==
 
* '''[[Combinatorics/Introduction | Introductory topics in combinatorics]]'''
 
* '''[[Combinatorics/Introduction | Introductory topics in combinatorics]]'''
 
* '''[[Combinatorics/Intermediate | Intermediate topics in combinatorics]]'''
 
* '''[[Combinatorics/Intermediate | Intermediate topics in combinatorics]]'''
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* '''[[Combinatorics/Advanced topics | Advanced topics in combinatorics]]'''
 
* '''[[Combinatorics/Advanced topics | Advanced topics in combinatorics]]'''
  
== Intermediate Topics ==
 
  
* [[Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion]]
 
* [[Conditional Probability]]
 
* [[Recursion]]
 
* [[Correspondence]]
 
* [[Generating functions]]
 
* [[Partitions]]
 
* [[Geometric probability]]
 
  
 
== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==

Revision as of 17:58, 6 August 2006

Combinatorics is the study of counting. Different kinds of counting problems can be approached by a variety of techniques.

Student Guides to Combinatorics


Resources

Listed below are various combinatorics resources including books, classes, and websites.

Books

  • Introductory
    • the Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Counting and Probability by David Patrick (details)

See also