false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183339658m/1404774.jpg 1404774 1 Generating functions, one of the most important tools in enumerative combinatorics, are a bridge between discrete mathematics and continuous analysis. Generating functions have numerous applications in mathematics, especially in <P>* Combinatorics<BR> * Probability Theory<BR> * Statistics<BR> * Theory of Markov Chains<BR> * Number Theory <P>One of the most important and relevant recent applications of combinatorics lies in the development of Internet search engines whose incredible capabilities dazzle even the mathematically trained user. 1395005 29 1 2006 Generatingfunctionology total:2|5:2| 2 10 4 0 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:56:52 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 00:56:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 11 15:40:49 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 15:40:49 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 23 16:58:04 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 16:58:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 03 20:42:25 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 20:42:25 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1404774