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muxdemux

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Registered: 2012-12-23

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Learning Graph Theory

What are some good resources for a beginner to get an overview of graph theory?

I'm mostly interested in free and online resources.

bobbym

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

Hi muxdemux;

What part of it attracts you? The theory? Computing shortest distances along weighted edges, travelling salesman, paths along vertices, the counting of them? The actual visualization, drawing them?

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muxdemux

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

what part of it attracts you?

The part where I become a good computer scientist, mainly. I don't really enjoy theory in mathematics for its own sake.

I guess everything you mentioned is relevant then.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

Hi;

I never did find any book that was a good introduction to graph theory. I will search for some online stuff, I will post it here when I get some.

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pellerinb

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

I learned graph theory from "Graph Theory and Its Applications" by Yellen and Gross. There is some coding info in it and I found the book very readable. Perhaps your local university library has this one or similar.

Last edited by pellerinb (2012-12-26 05:51:36)

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bumpkin

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

Hi muxdemux;

Try here too, let me know how it is:

http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/cour … index.html

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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muxdemux

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Registered: 2012-12-23

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

There is some coding info in it and I found the book very readable.

It's not really the kind of thing I was looking for, though if it's readable and targets CS students it might be worth a look.

let me know how it is...

This is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for, though I don't think the page has been updated in 4 odd years - which is a pity.

I've had someone recommend Reinhard Diestel's "Graph Theory." The first chapter seems to cover most of what I'm interested in. I could probably read some of the later chapters to get an overview of the other stuff.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

Look for that textbook online if you do not already have it.

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

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Agnishom

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

I like Dots and Lines

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gAr

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

Here's a book on graph theory with Sage: latest-r1991

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ShivamS

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

Introduction to Graph Theory by Robin Wilson.

DeanPemberton

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Re: Learning Graph Theory

There are lots of sites which can provide you pdf notes of graph theory and you can download some Ebooks also to get deep knowledge in graph theory.