01280nam a2200277 a 4500 EDZ0000073140 StDuBDS 20150804193933.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 091008s2009 nyua fo 001 0 eng|d 9780199868766 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS QA431 511.6 22 Koshy, Thomas. Catalan numbers with applications [electronic resource] / Thomas Koshy. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 1 online resource (xiv, 422 p.) : ill. 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. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Catalan numbers (Mathematics) Print version 9780195334548 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195334548.001.0001 37478 37478