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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10019533454X
ISBN-139780195334548
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038279306
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Number of Pages440 Pages
Publication NameCatalan Numbers with Applications
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNumber Theory, Applied
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics
AuthorThomas Koshy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight55.6 Oz
Item Length6.3 in
Item Width9.3 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2008-033798
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"...Thomas Koshy's new book, Catalan Numbers With Applications, is a fascinating tour through through many of those exercises, but also of the myriad ways in which the Catalan numbers connect to other sequences and phenomena."-- MAA Reviews, "...Thomas Koshy's new book, Catalan Numbers With Applications, is a fascinating tour through through many of those exercises, but also of the myriad ways in which the Catalan numbers connect to other sequences and phenomena."--MAA Reviews"Thomas Koshy's book on Catalan numbers contains an impressive number of proofs of theorems, of results, and of references and it should thus provide a valuable source of information for students, professionals and amateurs alike. Well written, well documented and user-friendly; qualities that are a trademark of Kosky's writing style. I recommend the books to all those with an interest in numbers!"--Napolean Gauthier, Royal Military College of Canada, forThe Fibonacci QuarterlyListed in Mathematical Reviews, "...Thomas Koshy's new book, Catalan Numbers With Applications, is a fascinating tour through through many of those exercises, but also of the myriad ways in which the Catalan numbers connect to other sequences and phenomena."--MAA Reviews "Thomas Koshy's book on Catalan numbers contains an impressive number of proofs of theorems, of results, and of references and it should thus provide a valuable source of information for students, professionals and amateurs alike. Well written, well documented and user-friendly; qualities that are a trademark of Kosky's writing style. I recommend the books to all those with an interest in numbers!"--Napolean Gauthier, Royal Military College of Canada, for The Fibonacci Quarterly, "...Thomas Koshy's new book, Catalan Numbers With Applications, is a fascinating tour through through many of those exercises, but also of the myriad ways in which the Catalan numbers connect to other sequences and phenomena."-- MAA Reviews "Thomas Koshy's book on Catalan numbers contains an impressive number of proofs of theorems, of results, and of references and it should thus provide a valuable source of information for students, professionals and amateurs alike. Well written, well documented and user-friendly; qualities that are a trademark of Kosky's writing style. I recommend the books to all those with an interest in numbers!"--Napolean Gauthier, Royal Military College of Canada, for The Fibonacci Quarterly, "...Thomas Koshy's new book, Catalan Numbers With Applications, is a fascinating tour through through many of those exercises, but also of the myriad ways in which the Catalan numbers connect to other sequences and phenomena."--MAA Reviews "Thomas Koshy's book on Catalan numbers contains an impressive number of proofs of theorems, of results, and of references and it should thus provide a valuable source of information for students, professionals and amateurs alike. Well written, well documented and user-friendly; qualities that are a trademark of Kosky's writing style. I recommend the books to all those with an interest in numbers!"--Napolean Gauthier, Royal Military College of Canada, forThe Fibonacci Quarterly, "...Thomas Koshy's new book, Catalan Numbers With Applications, is a fascinating tour through through many of those exercises, but also of the myriad ways in which the Catalan numbers connect to other sequences and phenomena."--MAA Reviews"Thomas Koshy's book on Catalan numbers contains an impressive number of proofs of theorems, of results, and of references and it should thus provide a valuable source of information for students, professionals and amateurs alike. Well written, well documented and user-friendly; qualities that are a trademark of Kosky's writing style. I recommend the books to all those with an interest in numbers!"--Napolean Gauthier, Royal Military College of Canada, for The Fibonacci Quarterly
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal511.62
Table Of Content1. Bionomial Coefficients2. The Central Binomial Coefficient3. The Central Binomial Coefficient Revisited4. Binomial Coefficients Revisited5. Catalan Numbers6. The Ubiquity of Catalan Numbers I7. The Ubiquity of Catalan Numbers II8. Trees and Catalan Numbers9. Lattice Paths and Catalan Numbers10. Partitions and Catalan Numbers11. Algebra, Sports, and Catalan Numbers12. Catalan Numbers and Pascal's Triangle13. Divisibilty Properties14. A Catalan Triangle15. A Family of Binary Words16. Tribinomial Coefficients17. Generalized Catalan Numbers
SynopsisLike the intriguing Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, Catalan numbers are also ubiquitous. "They have the same delightful propensity for popping up unexpectedly, particularly in combinatorial problems," Martin Gardner wrote in Scientific American. "Indeed, the Catalan sequence is probably the most frequently encountered sequence that is still obscure enough to cause mathematicians lacking access to Sloane's Handbook of Integer Sequences to expend inordinate amounts of energy re-discovering formulas that were worked out long ago," he continued. As Gardner noted, many mathematicians may know the abc's of Catalan sequence, but not many are familiar with the myriad of their unexpected occurrences, applications, and properties; they crop up in chess boards, computer programming, and even train tracks. This book presents a clear and comprehensive introduction to one of the truly fascinating topics in mathematics. Catalan numbers are named after the Belgian mathematician Eugene Charles Catalan (1814-1894), who "discovered" them in 1838, though he was not the first person to discover them. The great Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1763) "discovered" them around 1756, but even before then and though his work was not known to the outside world, Chinese mathematician Antu Ming (1692?-1763) first discovered Catalan numbers about 1730. Catalan numbers can be used by teachers and professors to generate excitement among students for exploration and intellectual curiosity and to sharpen a variety of mathematical skills and tools, such as pattern recognition, conjecturing, proof-techniques, and problem-solving techniques. This book is not only intended for mathematicians but for a much larger audience, including high school students, math and science teachers, computer scientists, and those amateurs with a modicum of mathematical curiosity. An invaluable resource book, it contains an intriguing array of applications to computer science, abstract algebra, combinatorics, geometry, graph theory, chess, and World Series., Like the intriguing Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, Catalan numbers are also ubiquitous. "They have the same delightful propensity for popping up unexpectedly, particularly in combinatorial problems," Martin Gardner wrote in Scientific American. "Indeed, the Catalan sequence is probably the most frequently encountered sequence that is still obscure enough to cause mathematicians lacking access to Sloane's Handbook of Integer Sequences to expend inordinate amounts of energy re-discovering formulas that were worked out long ago," he continued. As Gardner noted, many mathematicians may know the abc's of Catalan sequence, but not many are familiar with the myriad of their unexpected occurrences, applications, and properties; they crop up in chess boards, computer programming, and even train tracks. This book presents a clear and comprehensive introduction to one of the truly fascinating topics in mathematics. Catalan numbers are named after the Belgian mathematician Eugene Charles Catalan (1814-1894), who "discovered" them in 1838, though he was not the first person to discover them. The great Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1763) "discovered" them around 1756, but even before then and though his work was not known to the outside world, Chinese mathematician Antu Ming (1692?-1763) first discovered Catalan numbers about 1730. A great source of fun for both amateurs and mathematicians, they can be used by teachers and professors to generate excitement among students for exploration and intellectual curiosity and to sharpen a variety of mathematical skills and tools, such as pattern recognition, conjecturing, proof-techniques, and problem-solving techniques. This book is not intended for mathematicians only but for a much larger audience, including high school students, math and science teachers, computer scientists, and those amateurs with a modicum of mathematical curiosity. An invaluable resource book, it contains an intriguing array of applications to computer science, abstract algebra, combinatorics, geometry, graph theory, chess, and world series., This book presents a clear and comprehensive introduction to one of the truly fascinating topics in mathematics: Catalan numbers. They crop up in chess, computer programming and even train tracks. In addition to lucid descriptions of the mathematics and history behind Catalan numbers, Koshy includes short biographies of the prominent mathematicians who have worked with the numbers.
LC Classification NumberQA431.K726 2008
