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  • Course No E – 3039
  • PDH Units: 1

$25.00

Intended Audience: All Engineer interested in the subject

PDH UNITS: 1

This Python script addresses a fundamental problem in combinatorics: calculating the number of distinct permutations and combinations for a multiset (a set with duplicate elements). The trial is to determine how many ways we can select and arrange m items from a collection where individual elements have limited available quantities. A classic example is finding all possible 2-letter words from the letters in "aaabbbbc". The script efficiently solves this by leveraging the mathematical principles of generating functions and the itertools module to iterate through all possible selection scenarios, validating them against the constraints, and applying combinatorial formulas to count the valid outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

At the successful conclusion of this course, you will learn the following knowledge and skills:
  • Calculate Valid Distributions: For a multiset (e.g., 3 'a's, 4 'b's, 1 'c'), determine all the distinct ways to distribute m selections across the different element types. For example, for m=2, the valid distributions are (2,0,0), (0,2,0), (1,1,0), (1,0,1), (0,1,1).
  • Count Combinations: The number of valid distributions directly equals the number of unique combinations (where order does not matter). The script counts each valid distribution as one combination.
  • Count Permutations: For each valid distribution of elements (e.g., one 'a' and one 'b'), calculate the number of distinct sequences (permutations) that can be formed. This is done using the multinomial coefficient formula: m! / (x1! * x2! * ... * xk!), where x1, x2, ... xk are the counts of each element in the distribution.
  • Offer a Solution: Accept user input for the number of distinct elements, their respective frequencies, and the selection size m to solve a wide range of similar problems beyond the initial example.

Course No E - 3039
PDH Units: 1

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