An Introduction to Catalan Numbers

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-37401-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 121 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 219 g

Reihe: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics

This textbook provides an introduction to the Catalan numbers and their remarkable properties, along with their various applications in combinatorics. Intended to be accessible to students new to the subject, the book begins with more elementary topics before progressing to more mathematically sophisticated topics. Each chapter focuses on a specific combinatorial object counted by these numbers, including paths, trees, tilings of a staircase, null sums in Z, interval structures, partitions, permutations, semiorders, and more. Exercises are included at the end of book, along with hints and solutions, to help students obtain a better grasp of the material. The text is ideal for undergraduate students studying combinatorics, but will also appeal to anyone with a mathematical background who has an interest in learning about the Catalan numbers.

“Roman does an admirable job of providing an introduction to Catalan numbers of a different nature from the previous ones. He has made an excellent choice of topics in order to convey the flavor of Catalan combinatorics. [Readers] will acquire a good feeling for why so many mathematicians are enthralled by the remarkable ubiquity and elegance of Catalan numbers.”

 - From the foreword by Richard Stanley

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roman, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Algebra Zahlentheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Diskrete Mathematik, Kombinatorik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Mengenlehre
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Dyck Words.- The Catalan Numbers.- Catalan Numbers and Paths.- Catalan Numbers and Trees.- Catalan Numbers and Geometric Widgits.- Catalan Numbers and Algebraic Widgits.- Catalan Numbers and Interval Structures.- Catalan Numbers and Partitions.- Catalan Numbers and Permutations.- Catalan Numbers and Semiorders.- Exercises.- Solutions and Hints.- Appendix A: A Brief Introduction to Partially Ordered Sets.- Appendix B: A Brief Introduction to Graphs and Trees.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Steven Roman is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at California State University Fullerton.  He is the author of numerous other mathematics textbooks, including Field Theory (2006), Advanced Linear Algebra(2008), Fundamentals of Group Theory (2012), Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance (2012), and An Introduction to Catalan Numbers (2015).