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 ONE INCLASS EXAM 9:00-11:00 am MONDAY, JULY 25 . There will be no other inclass meetings. You will NOT be able to visit me in my office!! But almost at any time I will be very happy to chat with you using zoom/skype/Microsoft Teams/cell phone.

Syllabus.

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

Also note:

Section Start Date 07/07/2022

Section End Date 08/10/2022

Last Day to Add 07/07/2022

Last Day to Drop 07/10/22

Last Day to Withdraw 07/28/22

Instructor
E-mail:
WWW of the course :
WWW to submitt the Home Works :
Artem Zvavitch
azvavitc@kent.edu
http://www.math.kent.edu/~zvavitch/GTC_2022.html
https://www.kent.edu/canvas

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
7.7-7.8
Introduction and basic definitions. Isomoprphism. Lecture 1 (video, and slides); Lecture 2 (video, and slides). Home Work 1 (due Tue. 7.12) A hint on degree and subgraphs.
7.11-7.12
Introduction to Edge Counting, Bipartite Grpaph. Introduction to Planar grahs Lecture 3 (video, and slides); Lecture 4 (video, and slides). Home Work 2 (due Sat. 7.16) A hint on Petersen Graph.
7.14-7.15
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 Tue. 7.19) A hint on Problem 3.
7.18-7.19
Hamilton Circuit. Introduction to graph coloring. Lecture 7 (video, and slides); Lecture 8 (video, and slides). Home Work 4 (due Sat. 7.23)
7.21-7.22
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 Tue. 7.26)
7.25 (9:00-11:00 am)
EXAM Room 319 Scale Up Lab (third flor) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES BUILDING, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY!
7.25-7.27
Trees Lecture 10 (long) (video, and slides); Home Work 6 (due Sat. 7.30)
7.28-7.29
Welcome to Combinatorics (Addition and Multiplication principle, simple arrangements. Lecture 11 (video, and slides); Lecture 12 (video, and slides). Home Work 7 (due Tue. 8.02)
8.1-8.2
Selection with rearrangements; Distributions Lecture 13 (video, and slides); Lecture 14 (video, and slides). Home Work 8 (due Sat. 8.6)
8.3 (9:00-11:00 am)
MAKEUP EXAM ROOM TBA MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES BUILDING, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY! YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH THE PROFESSOR IN ADVANCE AND ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD A SPECIAL REASON NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE PRESENTED ON THE ORIGINAL EXAM.
8.04-8.05
Binomial Coefficients. Lecture 15 (video, and slides). Home Work 9 (due Tue. 8.09)
8.08-8:09
Generating Function. Lecture 16 (video, and slides); Lecture 17 (video, and slides). Home Work 10 (due Sat 8.13 at 4pm.)

TO ARTEM ZVAVITCH'S HOMEPAGE