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 TWO INCLASS EXAM 9:00-11:00 am on July 8 and July 20 . 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/whatsap/cell phone.

Syllabus.

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

Also note:

Section Start Date 06/17/2024

Section End Date 07/19/2024

Last Day to Add 06/17/2024

Last Day to Drop 06/20/2024

Last Day to Withdraw 07/07/2024

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_2024.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
6.17-6.18
Introduction and basic definitions. Isomoprphism. Lecture 1 (video, and slides); Lecture 2 (video, and slides). Home Work 1 (due Saturday 6.22) A hint on degree and subgraphs.
6.20-6.21
Introduction to Edge Counting, Bipartite Grpaph. Introduction to Planar grahs Lecture 3 (video, and slides); Lecture 4 (video, and slides). Home Work 2 (due Tuesday 6.25) A hint on Petersen Graph.
6.24-6.25
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 Saturday 6.29) A hint on Problem 3.
6.27-6.28
Hamilton Circuit. Introduction to graph coloring. Lecture 7 (video, and slides); Lecture 8 (video, and slides). Home Work 4 (due Tuesday 7.2)
7.1-7.2
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). (due Saturday 7.6)
7.4-7.5
Trees Lecture 10 (long) (video, and slides); Home Work 6 (due Tuesday 7.9)
MONDAY 7.8 (9:00-11:00 am)
EXAM Room 319 Scale Up Lab (third flor) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES BUILDING, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY!
7.9-7.10
Welcome to Combinatorics (Addition and Multiplication principle, simple arrangements. Lecture 11 (video, and slides); Lecture 12 (video, and slides). Home Work 7 (due Saturday. 7.13)
7.11-7.12
Selection with rearrangements; Distributions Lecture 13 (video, and slides); Lecture 14 (video, and slides). Home Work 8 (due Tuesday. 7.16)
7.15-7.16
Binomial Coefficients. Lecture 15 (video, and slides). Home Work 9 (due Saturday, 7.20)
7.18-7:19
Generating Function. Lecture 16 (video, and slides); Lecture 17 (video, and slides). Home Work 10 (due Sunday, 7.21 BEFORE 4 p.m.)
SATURDAY, 7.20 (9:00-11:00 am)
EXAM Room 319 Scale Up Lab (third flor) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES BUILDING, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY!

TO ARTEM ZVAVITCH'S HOMEPAGE