Design Theory

This textbook, first published in 1985, is intended to be an accessible introduction to Design theory for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.

1. Basic concepts; 2. Symmetric designs; 3. Some failures of symmetric designs; 4. 3-Designs and related topics; 5. Resolutions; 6. Other 2-designs; 7. Some 1-designs; 8. The large Mathieu designs.