Includes proof of van der Waerden's 1926 conjecture on permanents, Wilson's theorem on asymptotic existence, and other developments in combinatorics since 1967. Also covers coding theory and its important connection with designs, problems of enumeration, and partition. Presents fundamentals in addition to latest advances, with illustrative problems at the end of each chapter. Enlarged appendixes include a longer list of block designs.

New edition of the standard work on the artists of Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland & Tyne & Wear.Contains profiles of well over 1000 artists, included are ones born between 1990-1950 for the first time.

Discusses finite groups. This book describes the fundamental results on the representation theory for finite groups, the Bumside problem, extensions and cohomology of groups, and $p$-groups.

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