By Subject > Science and Mathematics > Back In Print > 4 > Introductory Discrete Mathematics Introductory Discrete Mathematics Author: V. K . Balakrishnan Retail Price: $12.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Book Pages: 256 Contents: Click to View Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 ISBN: 0486691152 EAN: 978-0-486-69115-2 UPC: 8-00759-69115-9 This concise, undergraduate-level text focuses on combinatorics, graph theory with applications to some standard network optimization problems, and algorithms. Geared toward mathematics and computer science majors, it emphasizes applications, offering more than 200 exercises to help students test their grasp of the material and providing answers to selected exercises. 1991 edition. Reprint of the Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991 edition. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. 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