MATH BC2006
Combinatorics
Spring 2014

http://www.math.columbia.edu/~bayer/S14/Combinatorics

Section 001
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:10am - 11:25am
324 Milbank Hall (Barnard)

Dave Bayer
Office Hours
bayer@math.columbia.edu
426 Mathematics

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Exams

Including our final, there will be a total of four exams:

• Exam 1 (30 pts), Tuesday, February 11
• Exam 2 (30 pts), Thursday, March 6
• Exam 3 (30 pts), Tuesday, April 8
• Final (48 pts), Tuesday, May 13, 9 AM - Noon (Projected)

Please discuss other conflicts with me in advance of the exam in question. Missed exams will become grades of zero.

Under extenuating circumstances, students may negotiate to reschedule an exam. Do not attempt to dictate terms. Expect the new date and time to be inconvenient, and don’t expect additional time to study. If we have agreed on an explicit alternate exam time and location, then you have successfully obtained an extension. If we have not agreed on an explicit alternate exam time and location, then you have not obtained an extension.

Graded exams will be returned at the beginning of the following class, and are available for pickup after each class. I bring graded exams back and forth to class, but I do not bring graded exams back and forth to my office. Exams cannot be picked up in office hours until the following semester. Please come to class.

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Exam 1 Solutions

• Exam1-S14-Combinatorics
• Exam1-S14-Solutions-Combinatorics

Preparation for Exams

The following are study guides for each segment of our course, in preparation for each exam:

• Preparation for Exam 1
• Preparation for Exam 2
• Preparation for Exam 3
• Preparation for Final

Homework

Homework will count as 10% of the course grade, and is due by Noon on Tuesdays in the homework box for our class, by 410 Math.

• Homework 1, due January 28
• Homework 2, due February 4
• Homework 3, due February 18
• Homework 4, due February 25
• Homework 5, due March 25
• Homework 6, due April 1
• Homework 7, due April 22
• Homework 8, due April 29

Textbooks

Our textbooks are available freely online to Columbia University affiliates, through SpringerLink.

These books overlap in content, with varying styles and levels. As we study each topic, please work with the book(s) that you prefer.

• 2011 Camina, Lewis - An introduction to enumeration
• 1983 Pólya, Tarjan, Woods - Notes on Elementary Combinatorics
• 2013 Soberón - Problem-Solving Methods in Combinatorics
• 2007 Aigner - A Course in Enumeration
• 2010 Aigner, Ziegler - Proofs from The Book
• 2010 Soifer - Geometric Etudes in Combinatorial Mathematics

Calendar

This calendar gives our schedule of classes and exams: