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Appendix A Selected Hints

0 Introduction and Preliminaries

0 Introduction and Preliminaries
0.2 Mathematical Statements

Exercises

0.3 Sets

Exercises

0.4 Functions

Exercises

1 Counting

1 Counting
1.1 Additive and Multiplicative Principles

Exercises

1.2 Binomial Coefficients

Exercises

1.3 Combinations and Permutations

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1.4 Combinatorial Proofs

Exercises

1.6 Advanced Counting Using PIE

Exercises

1.7 Chapter Summary

Chapter Review

2 Sequences

2 Sequences
2.1 Describing Sequences

Exercises

2.4 Solving Recurrence Relations

Exercises

2.5 Induction

Exercises

2.6 Chapter Summary

Chapter Review

3 Symbolic Logic and Proofs

3 Symbolic Logic and Proofs
3.1 Propositional Logic

Exercises

3.2 Proofs

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4 Graph Theory

4 Graph Theory
4.1 Definitions

Exercises

4.2 Trees

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4.3 Planar Graphs

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4.4 Coloring

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4.5 Euler Paths and Circuits

Exercises

4.7 Chapter Summary

Chapter Review

5 Additional Topics

5 Additional Topics
5.1 Generating Functions

Exercises

5.2 Introduction to Number Theory

Exercises