The study of matroids is a branch of discrete mathematics with basic links to graphs, lattices, codes, transversals, and projective geometries. Matroids are of fundamental importance in combinatorial optimization and their applications extend into electrical engineering and statics. This new in paperback version of the classic "Matroid Theory" by James Oxley provides a comprehensive introduction to matroid theory, covering the very basics to more advanced topics. With over 500 exercises and proofs of major theorems, this book is the ideal reference and class text for academics and graduate students in mathematics and computer science. The final chapter lists sixty unsolved problems and describes progress towards their solutions.
- ISBN10 0199202508
- ISBN13 9780199202508
- Publish Date 31 July 2006 (first published 3 July 2001)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 21 February 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 544
- Language English