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MATH 3410

Introduction to Combinatorics

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICSMATHEMATICS

Basics of enumeration (combinations, permutations and enumeration of functions between finite sets), generating functions; the inclusion-exclusion principle, partition theory and introductory graph theory. As time permits, additional topics may include Ramsey's Theorem, probabilistic methods in combinatorics and algebraic methods in combinatorics.

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Charles Ouyang, Gregory Knese, Hsin-Chieh Liao, John Shareshian

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Quality: 5Difficulty: 3John Shareshian

I have taken him for three classes including intro to higher mathematics, 310, linear algebra, 429, and most recently combinatorics, 370.

12/19/2008

Quality: 5Difficulty: 3John Shareshian

Amazing professor who went out of his way to ensure to the students understood the material and that the grading procedures were fair. So good I chose him as my major adviser!

10/11/2007