Mathematics 454 – Combinatorics
(01:640:454)
General Information (Catalog listing)
01:640:454 Combinatorics (3)
Existence and enumeration of designs and patterns such as codes, graphs, and block designs, and extremal problems related to such objects. Emphasis on applications to computer, biological, physical, and social problems.
Prerequisites: CALC2 and 01:640:250.
Current Semester
Summer 2008, Paul Ellis
Will be taught again in Fall 2008.
Textbook
Fred Roberts & Barry Tesman; Applied Combinatorics (second edition); Prentice-Hall, 2005 (780 pp.); (ISBN# 0-13-079603-4)
Some instructors may use other texts (for example, the text by Brualdi).
Syllabus
Archives
Previous semesters:
- Fall 2007, Prof. Bumby
Using Roberts/Tesman - Summer 2007, Michael Weingart
Using Roberts/Tesman - Fall 2006, Prof. Beck
Using Brualdi - Fall 2005, Prof. Cherlin
Using Roberts/Tesman
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