Introduction to graph theory /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: West, Douglas Brent.
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:Second edition.
Imprint: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2001]
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Online Access:http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=009188736&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Fundamental Concepts
  • What Is a Graph? Paths, Cycles, and Trails
  • Vertex Degrees and Counting
  • Directed Graphs
  • 2. Trees and Distance
  • Basic Properties.
  • Spanning Trees and Enumeration
  • Optimization and Trees
  • 3. Matchings and Factors
  • Matchings and Covers
  • Algorithms and Applications
  • Matchings in General Graphs
  • 4. Connectivity and Paths
  • Cuts and Connectivity
  • k-connected Graphs
  • Network Flow Problems
  • 5. Coloring of Graphs
  • Vertex Colorings and Upper Bounds
  • Structure of k-chromatic Graphs
  • Enumerative Aspects
  • 6. Planar Graphs
  • Embeddings and Euler's Formula.
  • Characterization of Planar Graphs
  • Parameters of Planarity
  • 7. Edges and Cycles
  • Line Graphs and Edge-Coloring
  • Hamiltonian Cycles
  • Planarity, Coloring, and Cycles
  • 8. Additional Topics (Optional)
  • Perfect Graphs
  • Matroids
  • Ramsey Theory
  • More Extremal Problems
  • Random Graphs
  • Eigenvalues of Graphs
  • Appendix A. Mathematical Background
  • Appendix B. Optimization and Complexity
  • Appendix C. Hints for Selected Exercises
  • Appendix D. Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix E. Supplemental Reading
  • Appendix F. References
  • Indices