Concrete Mathematics

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Concrete Mathematics is a widely respected textbook by Ronald Graham, Donald Knuth, and Oren Patashnik that blends continuous and discrete mathematics with an emphasis on problem-solving and rigorous analysis, especially for computer science applications.


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instanceOf computer science textbook
mathematics book
textbook
author Donald E. Knuth
Oren Patashnik
Ronald L. Graham
edition first edition
second edition
emphasis problem solving
rigorous analysis
techniques for computer science
field computer science
mathematics
firstEditionPublicationYear 1989
fullTitle Concrete Mathematics
surface form: "Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science"
hasAbbreviation CM
hasExerciseFeatures detailed solutions to selected problems
problems of varying difficulty
hasTheme "concrete" as a blend of continuous and discrete
influencedField analysis of algorithms
theoretical computer science education
isWidelyUsedAs reference for combinatorial and discrete techniques
language English
notableFor blending continuous and discrete mathematics
influence on algorithm analysis
large collection of challenging exercises
pedagogicalStyle emphasis on worked examples
informal but rigorous exposition
publisher Addison-Wesley
relatedWork The Art of Computer Programming
secondEditionPublicationYear 1994
subject asymptotic analysis
binomial coefficients
combinatorics
continuous mathematics
discrete mathematics
discrete probability
generating functions
number theory
recurrence relations
special numbers and polynomials
summation techniques
targetAudience advanced undergraduates
graduate students
mathematically inclined programmers
researchers in computer science
typicalCourseLevel graduate level
upper-division undergraduate
usesNotation Knuth’s up-arrow notation
surface form: "Knuth up-arrow notation"

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Concrete Mathematics fullTitle Concrete Mathematics
this entity surface form: "Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science"
Addison-Wesley hasPublished Concrete Mathematics
Donald E. Knuth notableWork Concrete Mathematics

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