- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Symbols
- 1 Binomial Coefficients
- 2 The Central Binomial Coefficient
- 3 The Central Binomial Coefficient Revisited
- 4 Binomial Coefficients Revisited
- 5 Catalan Numbers
- 6 The Ubiquity of Catalan Numbers I
- 7 The Ubiquity of Catalan Numbers II
- 8 Tress and Catalan Numbers
- 9 Lattice Paths and Catalan Numbers
- 10 Partitions and Catalan Numbers
- 11 Algebra, Sports, and Catalan Numbers
- 12 Pascal' Triangle and Catalan Numbers
- 13 Divisibility Properties
- 14 A Catalan Triangle
- 15 A Family of Binary Words
- 16 Tribinomial Coefficients
- 17 Generalized Catalan Numbers
- Appendix A
- Appendix B The First 100 Catalan Numbers
- References
- Index of Mathematicians
- <i>Index</i>
Binomial Coefficients
Binomial Coefficients
- Chapter:
- (p.1) 1 Binomial Coefficients
- Source:
- Catalan Numbers with Applications
- Author(s):
Thomas Koshy
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter presents a brief introduction to binomial coefficients, the cornerstone of all the discussions in the book. Among the properties discussed are Hermite's divisibility properties. Catalan numbers Cn are introduced.
Keywords: binomial coefficient, central binomial coefficient, Pascal's identity, Pascal's triangle, Runyon numbers, Hermite's divisibility properties, Catalan numbers
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Symbols
- 1 Binomial Coefficients
- 2 The Central Binomial Coefficient
- 3 The Central Binomial Coefficient Revisited
- 4 Binomial Coefficients Revisited
- 5 Catalan Numbers
- 6 The Ubiquity of Catalan Numbers I
- 7 The Ubiquity of Catalan Numbers II
- 8 Tress and Catalan Numbers
- 9 Lattice Paths and Catalan Numbers
- 10 Partitions and Catalan Numbers
- 11 Algebra, Sports, and Catalan Numbers
- 12 Pascal' Triangle and Catalan Numbers
- 13 Divisibility Properties
- 14 A Catalan Triangle
- 15 A Family of Binary Words
- 16 Tribinomial Coefficients
- 17 Generalized Catalan Numbers
- Appendix A
- Appendix B The First 100 Catalan Numbers
- References
- Index of Mathematicians
- <i>Index</i>