TY - GEN AU - Harper, L. H. TI - Global methods for combinatorial isoperimetric problems SN - 9780521183833 U1 - 519.64 PY - 2010/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Morphisms (Mathematics) KW - Calculus of variations KW - Combinatorial optimization KW - Probabilities KW - Applied mathematics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book is based on Professor Harper's many years' experience in teaching this subject and is ideal for graduate students entering the field. The author has increased the utility of the text for teaching by including worked examples, exercises, and material about applications to computer science. Applied systematically, the global point of view can lead to surprising insights and results, and established researchers will find this to be a valuable reference work on an innovative method for problem solving ER -