Math 535 - Combinatorics I - Fall 2014 --- Professor: Ron Gould
| Office: E432 Math and Sciences Bldg
| Office Hours: 11:00-1:00PM MW or by appointment
| Office Phone: 404-727-7924
| email: rg@mathcs.emory.edu
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Text: Combinatorics - Topics, Techniques, Algorithms by Peter J. Cameron, Cambridge Univ. Press; and other reading materials supplied.
Combinatorics Hall of Fame: (1st semester)
Euler
Steiner
Kirkman
Catalan
GRADING: Course grades will be based on a series of written
assignments.
Each assignment is generally due one week after completion of
the material of a chapter, unless otherwise indicated.
Written assignments
are expected to be complete, including a statement of the problem
being addressed, as well as the solution. Solutions should be written
to the best ability of the student at all times.
Writting style is considered important and suggestions for
improvement will be made whenever deemed necessary.
The Course: The course assumes no previous knowledge
of combinatorics.
Thus, we build from basics. Background in linear algebra and
algebra is useful. This semester the emphasis is on enumeration,
but some important combinatorial structures will be introduced.
Assignments Fall 2012:
Written Assignments:
(Usually due one week after chapter materials are completed in class.)