Problem-solving methods in combinatorics
Subtitle: an approach to Olympiad problems
By: Pablo Soberón
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Basel; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9783034805964; 9783034805971
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Combinatorial analysis
Description: Every year there is at least one combinatorics problem in each of the major international mathematical olympiads. These problems can only be solved with a very high level of wit and creativity. This book explains all the problem-solving techniques necessary to tackle these problems, with clear examples from recent contests. It also includes a large problem section for each topic, including hints and full solutions so that the reader can practice the material covered in the book. The material will be useful not only to participants in the olympiads and their coaches but also in university courses on combinatorics.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: First concepts; title: The pigeonhole principle; title: Invariants; title: Graph theory; title: Functions; title: Generating functions; title: Partitions; title: Hints for the problems; title: Solutions to the problems.