Class InfoClass Number: Math 253-02Dates: Aug 31 2009 - Dec 02 2009 Room: NS2 401 Meeting time:
Text: Richard Brualdi's "Introductory Combinatorics" (5th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010) |
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| Week | Chapters | Topics |
| 1 | 1 | What is Combinatorics? |
| 2 | 2 | Permutations and Combinations |
| 3 | 3 | The Pigeonhole Principle |
| 4 | 4 | Generation of Permutations and Combinations |
| 5 | 5 | Binomial Coefficients |
| 6 | 6 | Inclusion-Exclusion |
| 7 | - | Midterm Exam |
| 8 | 7.1 - 7.3,7.6 | Generating Functions |
| 9 | 7.4,7.5 | Recurrence Relations |
| 10 | 8 | Special Counting Sequences |
| 11 | 9 | Systems of Distinct Representatives |
| 12 | 10 | Combinatorial Designs |
| 13 | 11 | Graph Theory |
| 14 | - | Final Exam |
| Attendance | 10% |
| Homework: | 10% |
| Mid-term: | 40% |
| Final: | 40% |