Combinatorial Mathematics

‘This is a great book by a great writer. It covers the main topics of combinatorics, is well written and presents many beautiful ideas and techniques. It is very helpful to students, teachers and researchers. I would like to have this book on my desk.’ Alexandr Kostochka, University of Illinois‘This is a real gem, capturing the spirit, breadth and depth of combinatorics. Doug West is a master of exposition, his thorough treatment of the subject will be useful for students and researchers in mathematics and computer science.’ Noga Alon, Princeton University, New Jersey‘A comprehensive and comprehensible treatment of combinatorial mathematics - what the author intended, and more - a valuable resource on the subject. It may well stimulate the addition to the university curriculum of courses in this area. Borrowing advice from the past, my recommendation for anyone wanting a definitive book on combinatorics is ‘Go West, my friend, go West!” Lowell Beineke, Purdue University Fort Wayne‘I have taught out of this book for many years. It is the ideal textbook for graduate students or advanced undergraduates. The book is filled with lots of great problems that are well suited for homework assignments and potential research projects. Highly recommended.’ Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College, California‘This book is impressive both for its breadth and its hundreds of exercises. Serious study of it will richly reward the reader.’ Daniel Cranston, Virginia Commonwealth University‘… this is a great, well-written book, covering the main topics of combinatorics; it is a great option to support several types of courses in combinatorics, perfect as a textbook for graduate students, and very useful for researchers. Highly recommended.’ Juan José Montellano Ballesteros, zbMATH

Douglas B. West is Professor of Mathematics at Zhejiang Normal University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, where he won a campus-wide teaching award in 2002. Professor West has written more than 250 research articles on diverse topics in combinatorics and has advised 38 doctoral students. His earlier books include Introduction to Graph Theory (2001), a popular textbook adopted around the world for courses. He is Editor-in-Chief of Discrete Mathematics (since 2007) and Associate Editor of the American Mathematical Monthly (editing solutions for the Problems section since 1986).