Contact
cdoneill «at» sdsu.edu
GMCS Building, Room 570
Math & Stats Department
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
U.S.A.
Math 579: Combinatorics (Fall 2020)
Lectures: TTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Textbook: A Walk Through Combinatorics, 3rd Edition, by Miklos Bona.
As described in the course catalog, this course covers permutations, combinations, generating functions, recurrence relations, and inclusion-exclusion. Other topics and applications, such as Polya's theory of counting, will be covered as time permits.
Announcements
August 23, 2020: Course webpage has been created.
August 23, 2020: A syllabus and lecture schedule have been uploaded.
August 23, 2020: Course Canvas page has been created. All zoom links will be given there.
August 26, 2020: A syllabus has been updated with student learning outcomes.
September 19, 2020: A lecture schedule has been updated.
Resources
The course syllabus.
A tentative day-by-day schedule (subject to change without notice).
The course Canvas page, which contains all Zoom links.
Homework
There will be one homework assignment given each week, usually assigned on Thursday and due by the start of class the following Thursday. Assignments will be submitted via Gradescope, available through Canvas. There will also be one preliminary assignment given before each class in a video lecture.
I will post links to homework assignments here. If you have questions about course material, do not hesistate to ask me in/before/after class, stop by my office hours, or email me.
Homework Assignment 0 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, August 27, 2020.
Homework Assignment 1 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, September 3, 2020.
Homework Assignment 2 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, September 10, 2020.
Homework Assignment 3 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, September 17, 2020.
Homework Assignment 4 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, September 24, 2020.
Homework Assignment 5 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, October 1, 2020.
Homework Assignment 6 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, October 8, 2020.
Homework Assignment 7 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, October 15, 2020.
Homework Assignment 8 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, October 22, 2020.
Homework Assignment 9 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, October 29, 2020.
Homework Assignment 10 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, November 5, 2020.
Homework Assignment 11 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, November 12, 2020.
Homework Assignment 12 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, November 19, 2020.
Homework Assignment 13 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Thursday, December 3, 2020.
Homework Assignment 15 (and an optional LaTeX template), due Friday, December 11, 2020.