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 | | Graph Theory and Its Applications by Jay Yellen, Jonathan L. Gross ISBN-10: 9780849339820 ISBN-10: 0-8493-3982-0 ISBN-13: 9780849339820 ISBN-13: 978-0-8493-3982-0 Hardcover 1998-12-30 CRC Press Find Lowest Price |
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Book Description Interest in graphs and their applications has grown tremendously in recent years-largely due to the usefulness of graphs as models for computation and optimization. This comprehensive, applications-driven text provides a fresh and accessible approach suitable for several different courses in graph theory. Written for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, for self-study, and as a reference for working professionals, it covers a wide range of topics in algorithmic, combinatorial, and topological graph theory. The authors present numerous applications and examples designed to stimulate interest in and demonstrate the relevance of new concepts. With its generous use of drawings, streamlined proofs, and concise algorithms, Graph Theory and Its Applications offers a less intimidating treatment of the subject. It also includes more than 1,600 exercises-from routine to challenging-providing a rich source of problems that test your understanding. In this text, the authors succeed in presenting the subject in a cohesive framework that transforms important techniques and analytic tools into a unified mathematical methodology. | ||
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great and comprehensive book on graph theory This is a great and comprehensive book on graph theory. The book can also serve as a reference. It is well-written, clear and precise. Almost everything that a student or practitioner need to know about graphs is likely to be found here. However the book is best appreciated by someone who has studied some graph theory. A beginner would benefit more by looking at more elementary books such as Graphs and Applications by Wilson. | ||
Horrible textbook Reads like a dictionary, each page is nothing more than bullet points that alternate between definitions and corollaries. Proofs are typically very short: explained and illustrated in no more than a quarter of a page. More appropriate as a reference manual than a textbook for a class. | ||
Plain and simple: EXCELLENT book This is a superb book for an introduction to graph theory. It is not just a pile of theorems as other books you'll find in this field. It presents insight and intuition first, and then it gives the necessary formal treatment. The topics covered are perfect, in the right order. Extremelly recommended for anyone eagerly wanting a first contact with this exciting field, as well as for any graph theory instructor looking for the right book to follow in class. | ||
great, comprehensive introduction Regardless of whether you just want to implement a couple of graph algorithms or get into the guts of graph theoretic proofs, this book should come in as a great resource. In over 500 pages, this book covers a lot of ground beyond the basics, such as topology of graphs, graph operations and mappings, voltage graphs, and surface imbeddings. Definitions are very clear, propositions and proofs are stated very clearly, and there are shrink-wrapped algorithms if you just want to apply them. Requiring no previous knowledge of abstract algebra or graph theory, this is a great resource to have in your bookshelf. | ||
not recommended This book was used for my undergraduate course in introductory graph theory, which was split between math and computer science students. I found that this book left to be desired. The definitions are imprecise and often inconsistent with those that are standard, and much of the notation used is not standard. I would not recommend this book as a reference or for advanced students. | ||