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Combinatorics Through Guided Discovery, 2004a

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Index 201<br />

geometric progression, 40<br />

geometric series, 40, 79<br />

graph, 41<br />

chromatic polynomial of, 99<br />

coloring of, 98<br />

proper, 98<br />

complete, 26<br />

connected component of, 98, 165<br />

coordinate, 135<br />

directed, 9, 135<br />

distance in, 48<br />

simple, 165<br />

graphs<br />

isomorphic, 131<br />

Gray Code, 28<br />

greedy method, 46<br />

group acting on a set, 115<br />

group action on colorings, 118<br />

group of permutations, 105<br />

hatcheck problem, 95<br />

homogeneous linear recurrence, 40<br />

identity function, 104, 137<br />

identity property, 105<br />

identity property (for permutations),<br />

105<br />

inclusion and exclusion principle, 93<br />

for unions of sets, 95<br />

indicator polynomials, 151<br />

induction<br />

double, 35<br />

mathematical, the principle of,<br />

31, 147<br />

mathematical, the strong<br />

principle of, 32<br />

strong double, 35<br />

inductive<br />

conclusion, 32<br />

hypothesis, 32<br />

step, 32<br />

inductive definition, 33<br />

injection, 4, 134<br />

inverse function, 105<br />

inverse property, 105<br />

involution, 114<br />

isometry, 108<br />

isomorphic<br />

graphs, 131<br />

k-set structures, 160<br />

Lah number, 57<br />

lattice path, 20<br />

diagonal, 20<br />

length (of a path), 48<br />

linear recurrence, 40, 87<br />

constant coefficient, 40<br />

homogeneous, 40<br />

second order, 86<br />

mathematical induction<br />

double, 35<br />

principle of, 31, 147<br />

strong double, 35<br />

ménage problem, 97<br />

method<br />

probabilistic, 36<br />

minimum cost spanning tree, 46<br />

monochromatic subgraph, 37<br />

multinomial coefficient, 60<br />

multiorbit, 120<br />

multiorbits, 127<br />

multiplicity in a multiset, 56<br />

multiset, 56<br />

multisets<br />

product principle, 122<br />

quotient principle, 122<br />

sum principle, 121<br />

union, 121<br />

one-to-one, 4<br />

one-to-one function, 134<br />

onto function, 10, 134<br />

counting, 60<br />

ordered, 55<br />

onto functions<br />

number of, 97<br />

orbit, 119<br />

orbit enumerator, 126<br />

Orbit-Fixed Point Theorem, 127<br />

ordered degree sequence, 72<br />

ordered function, 55<br />

ordered onto function, 55<br />

ordered pair, 3<br />

ordinary generating function, 152

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