Best books for combinatorics for beginner

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Im weak in combinatorics I need a basic books for combinatorics that books must contain given below Topics

$1.$Elementary combinatorics,

$2.$combinatorial probability,

$3.$ pigeon-hole principle,

$4.$inclusionexclusion principle.

I disagree: concrete math is not so good for beginners and doesn't have so much by way of counting (and no bijective proofs). instead, try Merris's book Combinatorics, or Alan Tucker's Applied Combinatorics. — andrewBee, Jun 12 '20 at 18:27
I'd also recommend The Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Counting and Probability — lulu, Jun 12 '20 at 18:30
Concrete Mathematics is a splendid book, but it is definitely not appropriate here. Tucker (mentioned above) has a lot of graph theory and may be at slightly too high a level. Edward Scheinerman, Mathematics: A Discrete Introduction would be a better choice than either at the level that I think is wanted here. — Brian M. Scott, Jun 12 '20 at 18:34
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1454339/undergrad-level-combinatorics-texts-easier-than-stanleys-enumerative-combinator/1454420 has some references (note that I don't really know which of them are beginner-friendly; it's been a while since I was a beginner). — darij grinberg, Jun 13 '20 at 07:01
Does this answer your question? Undergrad-level combinatorics texts easier than Stanley's Enumerative Combinatorics? — , Aug 20 '21 at 05:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 12 '20 at 19:13

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The Art and Craft of Problem Solving by Paul Zeitz has a nice section on combinatorics with plenty of motivation.

answered Jun 12 '20 at 19:13

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 13 '20 at 06:58

Cameron's Combinatorics:Topics,Techniques,Algorithms

This actually is not much of a book for a pro.But it does bode well for starters. Here is the link https://www.amazon.com/Combinatorics-Techniques-Algorithms-Peter-Cameron/dp/0521457610

Well known book among graduatees...

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