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The previous chapters should have given you some idea of the possibilities of computer algebra for Analysis and Linear Algebra. In this chapter, we shall focus on another field of application. In contrast to the continuous (or limit) processes we have encountered so far, in the present chapter we shall work with finite processes such as ordinary counting. We shall have occasion to look into the ways Maple can assist us with counting and summation processes, both numerical and symbolic. The examples we have chosen are mainly taken from the fields of combinatorics and discrete probability theory.
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Stroeker, R.J., Kaashoek, J.F. (1999). Counting and Summation. In: Discovering Mathematics with Maple. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8726-7_4
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