Graph Theory and Combinatorics MATH-42021/52021

This is an online class! You may find all lectures, slides and homework assigments on this webpage. There will be no inclass meetings.

Syllabus.

Introduction to the class & rules of the game (Video, Slides).

Also note:

Section Start Date 07/16/18

Section End Date 08/18/18

Last Day to Add 07/17/18

Last Day to Withdraw 08/05/18

Instructor
E-mail:
WWW of the course :
WWW to submitt the Home Works :
Artem Zvavitch
zvavitch@math.kent.edu
http://www.math.kent.edu/~zvavitch/GTC_2018.html
http://learn.kent.edu/

Please, note the calendar below is just a plan which may be adjusted during the semester! The same is true for Home works, they may be slightly adjusted before the class.

Dates
Topic
Lecture (video and slides)
Home Works
Questions & Answers
7.16-7.17
Introduction and basic definitions. Isomoprphism. Lecture 1 (video, and slides); Lecture 2 (video, and slides). Home Work 1 (due Sat. 7.21) A hint on degree and subgraphs.
7.19-7.20
Introduction to Edge Counting, Bipartite Grpaph. Introduction to Planar grahs Lecture 3 (video, and slides); Lecture 4 (video, and slides). Home Work 2 (due Tue. 7.24) A hint on Petersen Graph.
7.23-6.24
Planar grahs: Euler's Formula and corollaries. Euler cycles and trails. Lecture 5 (video, and slides); Lecture 6 (video, and slides). Home Work 3 (due Sat. 7.28)
7.26-6.27
Hamilton Circuit. Introduction to graph coloring. Lecture 7 (video, and slides); Lecture 8 (video, and slides). Home Work 4 (due Tue. 7.31)
7.30-6.31
More on graph coloring some theorems and a bit of proofs. Lecture 9 (long and tricky) (video, and slides). Home Work 5 ("short" but tricky also tricky). (due Sat. 8.04)
8.02-8.03
Trees Lecture 10 (long) (video, and slides); Home Work 6 (due Tue. 8.7)
8.06-8.07
Welcome to Combinatorics (Addition and Multiplication principle, simple arrangements. Lecture 11 (video, and slides); Lecture 12 (video, and slides). Home Work 7 (due Sat. 8.11)
8.09-7.10
Selection with rearrangements; Distributions Lecture 13 (video, and slides); Lecture 14 (video, and slides). Home Work 8 (due Tue. 8.14)
8.13-7.14
Binomial Coefficients. Lecture 15 (video, and slides). Home Work 9 (due Sat. 8.18)
8.16-8:17
Generating Function. Lecture 16 (video, and slides); Lecture 17 (video, and slides). Home Work 10 (due SUNDAY at 4pm. 8.19)

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