Through both formal descriptions and many illustrations, this text presents some of the most important techniques used for constructing combinatorial designs. This edition contains extensive new material on embeddings, directed designs, universal algebraic representations of des…
Design theory
by Lindner, Charles C., Rodger, Christopher A.
fromDiscrete mathematics and its applications
"Design Theory, Second Edition presents some of the most important techniques used for constructing combinatorial designs. It augments the descriptions of the constructions with many figures to help readers understand and enjoy this branch of mathematics." "The authors focus on …
Steiner triple systems -- [lambda]-fold triple systems -- Quasigroup identities and graph decompositions -- Maximum packings and minimum coverings -- Kirkman triple systems -- Mutually orthogonal Latin squares -- Affine and projective planes -- Intersections of Steiner triple sy…
The second edition of a basic text on design theory, this book examines some of the most important techniques used for constructing combinatorial designs.
"Design Theory, Second Edition presents some of the most important techniques used for constructing combinatorial designs. It augments the descriptions of the constructions with many figures to help readers understand and enjoy this branch of mathematics." "The authors focus on …