MATH 413 - Introduction to Combinatorics

Office hours: 11:00 - 12:00 PM MWF + by appointment at any other time
You may also be lucky and catch me at different time.

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Homework

• HW #1 due to Feb 1, 10am (before class)
• HW #2 due to Feb 8, 10am (before class)
• HW #3 due to Feb 15, 10am (before class)
• HW #4 due to Feb 29, 10am (before class)
• HW #5 due to Mar 7, 10am (before class)
• HW #6 due to Mar 14, 10am (before class)
• HW #7 due to Apr 6, 10am (before class)
• HW #8 due to Apr 13, 10am (strictly before class)
• HW #9 due to Apr 18, 10am (strictly before class)
• HW #10 due to Apr 25, 10am (strictly before class)

Announcements

• HOURLY EXAMS: are planed Feb 17, Mar 16 and Apr 27.
• Homework results are be available on the department webpage under Courses and Score reports.
• In case that your score on your list and in the system do not match, please let me know so I can correct the mistake.
• If you bring HW after deadline (max 24hrs late), you will get at most 50% of regular score (and stricter grading as a free bonus).
• If you cannot particiapte in the class, you can bring it to the mail room and leave it in my slot.

Exams

• Exam 1
  • Up to Ramsey theorem
  • Sample version
  • Checking exercises in the book and in previous homework is a good idea.
  • Real version
• Exam 2
  • From binomial theorem to permutations with forbidden positions (closed interval)
  • Checking exercises in the book and in previous homework is a good idea.
  • Sample version
  • Real version
• Exam 3
  • Material after exam 2 up to difference sequences inclusive. (No BIBD or Latin squares)
  • Sample version
  • Real version
• Final
  • Covers ALL material from the course
  • For pracite question see previous midterms, homeworks and exercises in the book.
  • Practice questions about projective planes, latin squares and BIBDs
  • some notes about projective planes

Bonus rules

• You may collaborate on solving the homework. However, every student is required to write the solution (her/him)self and give credit to collaborators (if any).

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