Networks, Crowds, and Markets：Reasoning About a Highly Connected World

图书标准信息

• 作者 David、Jon Kleinberg 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 2010-07
• ISBN 9780521195331
• 定价 692.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 744页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Matroidtheoryisavibrantareaofresearchthatprovidesaunifiedwaytounderstandgraphtheory,linearalgebraandcombinatoricsviafinitegeometry.Thisbookprovidesthefirstcomprehensiveintroductiontothefieldwhichwillappealtoundergraduatestudentsandtoanymathematicianinterestedinthegeometricapproachtomatroids.Writteninafriendly,fun-to-readstyleanddevelopedfromtheauthors'ownundergraduatecourses,thebookisidealforstudents.Beginningwithabasicintroductiontomatroids,thebookquicklyfamiliarizesthereaderwiththebreadthofthesubject,andspecificexamplesareusedtoillustratethetheoryandtohelpstudentsseematroidsasmorethanjustgeneralizationsofgraphs.Over300exercisesareincluded,withmanyhintsandsolutionssostudentscantesttheirunderstandingofthematerialscovered.Theauthorshavealsoincludedseveralprojectsandopen-endedresearchproblemsforindependentstudy.

【作者简介】

DavidEasleyistheHenryScarboroughProfessorofSocialScienceandaProfessorofEconomicsatCornellUniversity.HewaspreviouslyanOverseasFellowofChurchillCollege,Cambridge.Hisresearchisinthefieldsofeconomics,finance,anddecisiontheory.Ineconomics,hefocusesonlearning,wealthdynamics,andnaturalselectioninmarkets.Infinance,hisworkfocusesonmarketmicrostructureandassetpricing.Indecisiontheory,heworksonmodelingdecisionmakingincomplexenvironments.HeisaFellowoftheEconometricSocietyandamemberoftheNASDAQ-OMXEconomicAdvisoryBoard.JonKleinbergistheTischUniversityProfessorintheComputerScienceDepartmentatCornellUniversity.HeisamemberoftheNationalAcademyofEngineeringandtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.Hisresearchfocusesonissuesattheinterfaceofnetworksandinformation,withanemphasisonthesocialandinformationnetworksthatunderpintheWebandotheronlinemedia.HeistherecipientofMacArthur,Packard,andSloanFoundationFellowships;theNevanlinnaPrize;theACM-InfosysFoundationAward;andtheNationalAcademyofSciencesAwardforInitiativesinResearch.

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