Catalan numbers with applications [electronic resource] / Thomas Koshy. Koshy, Thomas. Catalan numbers (Mathematics) QA431 511.6 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This title presents a comprehensive introduction to Catalan numbers. They crop up in chess, computer programming and even train tracks. In addition to lucid descriptions of the mathematics and history behind Catalan numbers, the author includes short biographies of the prominent mathematicians who have worked with the numbers. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 422 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195334548.001.0001 eng