Combinatorial algorithms

Abstract

Our objective in writing this book was to produce a general, introductory textbook on the subject o f combinatorial algorithms . Several textbooks on combinatorial algorithms were written in the 1970s , and are now out-of-date . More recent books on algorithms have either been general textbooks , or books on specialized topics, such as graph algorithms to name one example . We felt that a new textbook on combinatorial algorithms, that emphasizes the basic techniques of generation , enumeration and search, would be very timely.