Recommend introductory combinatorics textbook for self-study (with full or partial solutions for odd-numbered exercises at least).
One of the aims (not general) is a better understanding of setting up unconditional probability problems.
It's a big book. But it is like Steward for Combinatorics (perfect for beginners).
>>7727557
>It's a big book
for you
>>7727557
Thanks, man, but I have read Epp's Discrete Math. Now I'm reading Koh/Chen's "Principles and Techniques in Combinatorics" but it have a disorderly problem set without dividing on (sub)chapters and doesn't deal with some topics like Polya counting, etc.
>>7727604
>it has
fix
What about this, guys?
>>7727514
Combinatorics and Graph Theory by Harris, Hirst, and Mossinghoff
Combinatorics: Topics, Techniques, Algorithms by Cameron
>>7727786
Or this.
Algebraic combinatorics I: association schemes
Up
>>7727564
upboated 8^DDDDDD
What about TAOCP, OP?
>>7729157
I'm not a CS major
>TAOPC
>3168 pages
No, thanks. I have 3000 pages of pic related to read.
>>7729157
That's some seriously dense shit.
It's great and all, but damn, it takes a lot of effort to power through even one page, and burning out before the end of a section is a very real possibility.
>>7729157
>Turbo autism
>>7729238
I'm not saying all of them, but there are awesome chapters on combinatorics, counting and analysis.
Also,
>le cs major meme
Guess I can't expect anything of value from today's /sci/.
http://cglab.ca/~michiel/DiscreteStructures/ First few chapters, Great book my prof made for a course, I'm assuming its introductory topics
>>7729157
What about Concrete mathematics?
>>7727557
Why does it have bad reviews on Amazon?
I don't even get high school combinatorics. What the fuck can I do about that? I struggle with the most basic problems.
>>7731027
git gud
Dynkin - Mathematical Conversations
A walk through combinatorics
Also >>7727557 is highly recommended
