The Four-Color Problem: Assaults and Conquest [Paperback]

Thomas L. Saaty (Author), Paul C. Kainen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1986

Paperback book. Approximately 5.5 x 8 sized book. A total of 217 pages. 1986, Dover Edition, first published in 1986, is an unbridged corrected republication of the work originally published by the McGraw-Hill International Book Company, NY, 1977, USA. The spine is tight, pages are clean and easy to read. Dover Publications, Inc. , NY. The boards show normal shelf wear. Bottom front board has a crease or fine line and bottom corner is worn or rubbed slightly. There is a tiny, very small, light brown stain about midway at the bottom of the book that is barely noticeable on the page edges, however does not bleed into the pages. A couple of minor finger line small creases on the back board where the previous owner held the book and read it. A good price for this book by Thomas L. Saaty and Paul C. Kainen. The following is taken from the prefix of this book: "We believe that mathematicians get more excitement by doing the entire job of proving the existence of solutions and then constructing them by themselves than they do by relying on the computer as a substantial partner in the undertaking. Still, ambitious experts in artificial intelligence are telling us that it will not be long before computers will be doing all that we do, better and faster." It continues: " We hope this book will continue to evoke interest in the four color problem, in its computer aided solution, and perhaps in finding an alternative way to prove it. By the way, a natural follow up would be a four color algorithm." A very interesting book and affordably priced.

Product Details

• Paperback: 217 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (May 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486650928
• ISBN-13: 978-0486650920
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,526,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas L. Saaty is the creator of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a theory for how to establish measures for intangibles most often used in decision making. It has been generalized to the Analytic Network Process (ANP) for decision making with feedback and dependence in networks. The AHP/ANP is particularly useful in group decision making and for handling large-scale multi-criteria decision problems common in business, industry, and government. He holds the chair of Distinguished University Professor at the Pitt Graduate School of Business of the University of Pittsburgh.

In 2008 the Institute of Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)recognized him with its Impact Award: "The AHP has revolutionized how we resolve complex decision problems." In 2007 he was awarded the Akao Prize from the International Society of Quality Function Deployment. In 2005 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering: "For the development and generalization of the analytic hierarchy process and the analytic network process in multicriteria decision-making." The International Society of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (ISAHP.org) was established in 1988 and meets every two years.

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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Kainen, May 10, 2000

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This review is from: The Four-Color Problem: Assaults and Conquest (Paperback)

I have had Dr. Kainen in math class and he is a brilliant man, although I have not had time to read the entire work, I am sure it is excellent and on par with his college course teaching

2 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars As a reference by TUTTE, October 1, 1999

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This review is from: The Four-Color Problem: Assaults and Conquest (Paperback)

I want to find some problems of 4-colouring and the literature of the problem.