The notes that eventually became this book were written between 1977 and 1985 for the course called Constructive Combinatorics at the University of Minnesota. T

These notes were first used in an introductory course team taught by the authors at Appalachian State University to advanced undergraduates and beginning gradua

This gradual, systematic introduction to the main concepts of combinatorics is the ideal text for advanced undergraduate and early graduate courses in this subj

Combinatorics is a subject of increasing importance because of its links with computer science, statistics, and algebra. This textbook stresses common technique