MATH 5331

Topics in Combinatorics

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This course will cover current research in combinatorics. Selected topics may include: graph polynomials, simplicial complexes, partial orders, enumeration problems and algebraic methods in combinatorics.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2024 syllabus by Jeannette Janssen. Open the PDF

Grading

65%Assignments
15%Study tasksAlmost every class
20%ProjectMini-project

Textbooks

  • Spectral and Algebraic Graph Theory (Incomplete draft), Daniel Spielman (free)
  • Spectra of Graphs, Andries E. Brouwer and Willem H. Haemers

Course rules

Attendance
Attendance is important and mandatory; classes are in person and not recorded.
Study tasks
Submit by the deadline, usually the next class; late submissions receive no credit.
Missed study tasks
With a valid reason, submit an SDA before the deadline; at most two missed tasks can be discounted.
Late assignments
Assignments up to eight days late are accepted with a 5% penalty within 24 hours and 15% otherwise; later work receives zero.
Missed assignments
Submit an SDA before the deadline for a valid reason; this applies to at most one assignment.
Assignment work
Classmates may discuss assignments, but final solutions must be individual and consulted material must be credited.
Exams
There are no exams.

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