TY - BOOK AU - Koshy,Thomas TI - Catalan numbers with applications SN - 9780199868766 (ebook) : AV - QA431 U1 - 511.6 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Catalan numbers (Mathematics) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195334548.001.0001 ER -