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A combinatorial approach to matrix theory and Its applications by Richard Brualdi and Dragos Cvetkovic, Published by Cambridge Press, 2009 824 pages, hardcover

A combinatorial approach to matrix theory and Its applications by Richard Brualdi and Dragos... Review of7 of A Combinatorial Approach to Matrix Theory And Its Applications by Richard Brualdi and Dragos Cvetkovic Published by Cambridge Press, 2009 824 pages, Hardcover Amazon: $76.00 Introduction The area on the borderline of Combinatorics and Linear Algebra is underserved by textbooks. There are at least two possible approaches to this area. One would be to treat Combinatorics as the goal and Linear Algebra as the tool. In that approach, the authors would discuss applications of Linear Algebra to Combinatorics, that is, proving combinatorial theorems by rst translating them to the language of Linear Algebra, and then proving them in that setup, using facts from Linear Algebra. The other approach, chosen by the authors of this book, treats combinatorics as a lens, through which we consider the main topics of our study, matrices. It is this combinatorial perspective that makes the book di €erent from other rigorous undergraduate textbooks on linear algebra. This is why this review will highlight precisely those points in which the book, using its combinatorial lense, brings something new into the discussion of the otherwise well-known topics. ©2010, Mikl´s B´na o o ACM SIGACT News June 2010, vol. 41, no. 2 Summary Chapter http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGACT News Association for Computing Machinery

A combinatorial approach to matrix theory and Its applications by Richard Brualdi and Dragos Cvetkovic, Published by Cambridge Press, 2009 824 pages, hardcover

Bóna, Miklós
ACM SIGACT News , Volume 41 (2) – Jun 9, 2010
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10.1145/1814370.1814376
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Review of7 of A Combinatorial Approach to Matrix Theory And Its Applications by Richard Brualdi and Dragos Cvetkovic Published by Cambridge Press, 2009 824 pages, Hardcover Amazon: $76.00 Introduction The area on the borderline of Combinatorics and Linear Algebra is underserved by textbooks. There are at least two possible approaches to this area. One would be to treat Combinatorics as the goal and Linear Algebra as the tool. In that approach, the authors would discuss applications of Linear Algebra to Combinatorics, that is, proving combinatorial theorems by rst translating them to the language of Linear Algebra, and then proving them in that setup, using facts from Linear Algebra. The other approach, chosen by the authors of this book, treats combinatorics as a lens, through which we consider the main topics of our study, matrices. It is this combinatorial perspective that makes the book di €erent from other rigorous undergraduate textbooks on linear algebra. This is why this review will highlight precisely those points in which the book, using its combinatorial lense, brings something new into the discussion of the otherwise well-known topics. ©2010, Mikl´s B´na o o ACM SIGACT News June 2010, vol. 41, no. 2 Summary Chapter

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