This introductory textbook examines the theory of combinatorics. It includes proof of Van der Waerden's 1926 conjecture on permanents, Wilson's theorem on asymptotic existence, and covers coding theory and its important connection with designs, problems of enumeration, and partition.
Includes proof of van der Waerden's 1926 conjecture on permanents, Wilson's theorem on asymptotic existence, and other developments in combinatorics since 1967. Also covers coding theory and its important connection with designs, problems of enumeration, and partition. Presents fundamentals in addition to latest advances, with illustrative problems at the end of each chapter. Enlarged appendixes include a longer list of block designs.
