Introduction to graph theory

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Introduction to graph theory

Douglas B. West

Prentice Hall, c1996

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Bibliography: p. 474-497

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Flexibly designed for CS students needing math review. Also covers some advanced, cutting edge topics (running 120 pages and intended for grad students) in the last chapter (8). This text fits senior year or intro. grad course for CS and math majors.

Table of Contents

1. Fundamental Concepts. Definitions and examples. Paths and proofs. Vertex degrees and counting. Degrees and algorithmic proof. 2. Trees and Distance. Basic properties. Spanning trees and enumeration. Optimization and trees. Eulerian graphs and digraphs. 3. Matchings and Factors. Matchings in bipartite graphs. Applications and algorithms. Matchings in general graphs. 4. Connectivity and Paths. Cuts and connectivity. k-connected graphs. Network flow problems. 5. Graph Coloring. Vertex colorings and upper bounds. Structure of k-chromatic graphs. Enumerative aspects. 6. Edges and Cycles. Line graphs and edge-coloring. Hamiltonian cycles. Complexity. 7. Planar Graphs. Embeddings and Eulers formula. Characterization of planar graphs. Parameters of planarity. 8. Additional Topics. Perfect graphs. Matroids. Ramsey theory. More extremal problems. Random graphs. Eigenvalues of graphs. Glossary of Terms. Glossary of Notation. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA27008641
  • ISBN
    • 0132278286
  • LCCN
    95024773
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Upper Saddle River, NJ
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 512 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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