18.310 Principles of Applied Mathematics, Fall 2002

Kleitman, Daniel J.

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Kleitman, Daniel J.

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Principles of Applied Mathematics

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Abstract

Principles of Applied Mathematics is a study of illustrative topics in discrete applied mathematics including sorting algorithms, information theory, coding theory, secret codes, generating functions, linear programming, game theory. There is an emphasis on topics that have direct application in the real world.

Date issued

2002-12

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36375

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics

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18.310-Fall2002

local: 18.310

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Keywords

sorting algorithms, information theory, coding theory, secret codes, generating functions, linear programming, game theory, discrete applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, sorting data, efficient data storage, efficient data transmission, error correction, secrecy, Fast Fourier Transform, network-flow problems, mathematical economics, statistics, probability theory, combinatorics, linear algebra

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