Contact
cdoneill «at» sdsu.edu
GMCS Building, Room 570
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
U.S.A.
GMCS Building, Room 570
Math & Stats Department
San Diego State University5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
U.S.A.
Math 579: Combinatorics (Spring 2022)
| Lectures: | TTh 5:00pm - 6:15pm, GMCS 305 |
Textbook:
A Walk Through Combinatorics, 4th 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
January 15, 2022:
Course webpage has been created.
January 15, 2022:
A syllabus and lecture schedule have been uploaded.
February 11, 2022:
The 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 in class the following Thursday. There will also be one preliminary assignment given each week, usually assigned on Tuesday after class and due in class on Thursday.
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.
Preliminary Assignment 3,
due Thursday, February 10, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 4,
due Thursday, February 17, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 5,
due Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 6,
due Thursday, March 3, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 7,
due Thursday, March 10, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 8,
due Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 9,
due Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 10,
due Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 11,
due Thursday, April 14, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 12,
due Thursday, April 21, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 13,
due Thursday, April 28, 2022.