Graph Theory (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) Export

@book{citeulike:1813271, abstract = {{<P>Graph theory is a flourishing discipline containing a body of beautiful and powerful theorems of wide applicability. Its explosive growth in recent years is mainly due to its role as an essential structure underpinning modern applied mathematics \&\#8211; computer science, combinatorial optimization, and operations research in particular \&\#8211; but also to its increasing application in the more applied sciences. The versatility of graphs makes them indispensable tools in the design and analysis of communication networks, for instance. </P> <P></P> <P>The primary aim of this book is to present a coherent introduction to the subject, suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics and computer science. It provides a systematic treatment of the theory of graphs without sacrificing its intuitive and aesthetic appeal. Commonly used proof techniques are described and illustrated, and a wealth of exercises - of varying levels of difficulty - are provided to help the reader master the techniques and reinforce their grasp of the material.</P> <P></P> <P>A second objective is to serve as an introduction to research in graph theory. To this end, sections on more advanced topics are included, and a number of interesting and challenging open problems are highlighted and discussed in some detail. Despite this more advanced material, the book has been organized in such a way that an introductory course on graph theory can be based on the first few sections of selected chapters. </P>}}, author = {Bondy, J. A. and Murty, U. S. R.}, citeulike-article-id = {1813271}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&amp;path=ASIN/1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&amp;path=ASIN/1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1846289696/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=1846289696&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/1846289696}, citeulike-linkout-9 = {http://www.ecp6.jussieu.fr/pageperso/bondy/books/gtwa/gtwa.html}, day = {30}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {1846289696}, keywords = {books, graph\_theory}, month = {November}, posted-at = {2007-10-24 00:45:21}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, title = {Graph Theory (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/1846289696}, year = {2007} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1813271 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1813271 N2 - {<P>Graph theory is a flourishing discipline containing a body of beautiful and powerful theorems of wide applicability. Its explosive growth in recent years is mainly due to its role as an essential structure underpinning modern applied mathematics &#8211; computer science, combinatorial optimization, and operations research in particular &#8211; but also to its increasing application in the more applied sciences. The versatility of graphs makes them indispensable tools in the design and analysis of communication networks, for instance. </P> <P></P> <P>The primary aim of this book is to present a coherent introduction to the subject, suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics and computer science. It provides a systematic treatment of the theory of graphs without sacrificing its intuitive and aesthetic appeal. Commonly used proof techniques are described and illustrated, and a wealth of exercises - of varying levels of difficulty - are provided to help the reader master the techniques and reinforce their grasp of the material.</P> <P></P> <P>A second objective is to serve as an introduction to research in graph theory. To this end, sections on more advanced topics are included, and a number of interesting and challenging open problems are highlighted and discussed in some detail. Despite this more advanced material, the book has been organized in such a way that an introductory course on graph theory can be based on the first few sections of selected chapters. </P>} SN - 1846289696 TI - Graph Theory (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) PB - Springer KW - books KW - graph_theory AU - Bondy, JA AU - Murty, USR PY - 2007/11/30/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/1846289696 ER -