MATH 561

Foundations of Combinatorics

Prerequisites

Familiarity with linear algebra, discrete probability, and MATH 504, 505, 506, which may be taken concurrently.

Description

First quarter of a three-quarter sequence on combinatorics, covering topics selected from among enumeration, generating functions, ordered structures, graph theory, algebraic combinatorics, geometric combinatorics, and extremal and probabilistic combinatorics.

CEC Data

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