Overview
Biggs' Discrete Mathematics has been a best-selling textbook since the first and revised editions were published in 1986 and 1990, respectively. This second edition has been developed in response to undergraduate course changes and changes in students' needs. New to this edition are chapters on statements and proof, logical framework, and natural numbers and the integers, in addition to updated chapters from the previous edition. The new chapters are presented at a level suitable for mathematics and computer science students seeking a first approach to this broad and highly relevant topic. Each chapter contains newly developed tailored exercises, and miscellaneous exercises are presented throughout, providing the student with over 1000 individual tailored exercises. This edition is accompanied by a website www.oup.com/mathematics/discretemath containing hints and solutions to all exercises presented in the text, providing an invaluable resource for students and lecturers alike. The book is carefully structured, coherent and comprehensive, and is the ideal text for students seeking a clear introduction to discrete mathematics, graph theory, combinatorics, number theory, coding theory and abstract algebra.
Full Product Details
Author: Norman L. Biggs (, Professor of Mathematics, London School of Economics, University of London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.80cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.824kg
ISBN: 9780198507178
ISBN 10: 0198507178
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 19 December 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This is a new edition of a successful textbook ... this revision is particularly welcome ... The text is written in a fluent but rigorous style and should appeal to sixthformers and undergraduates who are alienated by more formal presentations. There are plenty of approachable exercises, ranging from easy riders to establish technique to more challenging problems which introduce new ideas, and a bonus is that all the answers are available on a companion web-site. I can thoroughly recommend this text. The Mathematical Gazette A well known definition says that a textbook is a book such that everybody thinks he can write a better one. Biggs' Discrete Mathematics is an exception - not only for its wide range of topics and its clear organization but notably for its excellent style of explanation. EMS ... the ideal choice for introductory courses to discrete mathematicians. Zentralblatt MATH
This is a new edition of a successful textbook ... this revision is particularly welcome ... The text is written in a fluent but rigorous style and should appeal to sixthformers and undergraduates who are alienated by more formal presentations. There are plenty of approachable exercises, ranging from easy riders to establish technique to more challenging problems which introduce new ideas, and a bonus is that all the answers are available on a companion web-site. I can thoroughly recommend this text. The Mathematical Gazette A well known definition says that a textbook is a book such that everybody thinks he can write a better one. Biggs' Discrete Mathematics is an exception - not only for its wide range of topics and its clear organization but notably for its excellent style of explanation. EMS ... the ideal choice for introductory courses to discrete mathematicians. Zentralblatt MATH
`For the Second Edition: ... it is a wonderful book. Biggs' expository style is of the highest quality. ' Professor James Reid, University of Mississippi ` ... a well written book by a world-renowned expert. The explanations go to the heart of the matter and the proofs given are elegant. ' Professor Mohan Shrikhande, University of Michigan ` the material is well written in a clear and lucid style ... ' Dr Jim Renshaw, University of Southampton `the new chapters are elegantly written' Dr Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge `From recent reviews of the first edition: Biggs' book ... a timely and important addition to the literature ... stands out for its clarity of exposition, its careful organization, and for the way in which it reduces unnecessary abstraction to a minimum ... The range of topics covered is astonishing ... and ... it is written with humour and a lightness of touch which make it a pleasure to read. ' Times Higher Education Supplemement ` It seems to me that the book is as comprehensive as one could hope. I strongly recommend it ' Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society ` the comprehensive course of discrete mathematics ' L'Enseignement Mathematique, t.36, fasc.1-2, 1990
