Examples of Generating Functions

Examples Of Generating Functions

The following examples are in the spirit of George PĆ³lya, who advocated learning mathematics by doing and re-capitulating as many examples and proofs as possible. The purpose of this article is to present common tricks of the trade in context, so that people may incorporate them into their knowledge.

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