Course syllabus: click (here). Make sure to read this! The content of this page is merely a condensed version of the syllabus.
Meeting information: MWF, 9:10 AM -- 10:00 AM, Wells Hall A316
Exam information:
Midterm exams:
Monday, February 19, in-class
Wednesday, March 28, in-class
Final: Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 12:45 PM -- 2:45 PM, Wells Hall A316
Textbook: We will be using Combinatorics and Graph Theory, second edition, by Harris, Hirst, and Mossinghoff. An electronic copy is available through the MSU library (here).
Online Discussion: Piazza is a very nice communication platform for classes (especially math classes). Instead of sending me questions by email, I encourage you to post questions and/or answers using Piazza, so that everyone in the class can see both the questions and answers. Piazza also allows you to post anonymously. You will receive an invitation in the beginning of the semester inviting you to join. Our Q&A page is: https://piazza.com/class/jb6x092ir6g7ex
Homework: Homework sets will be posted in this section regularly, so make sure to check back for any new assignments. Exercises will mainly come in two categories, what I will call "Level 1" exercises and "Level 2" exercises; see the syllabus for an explanation of the differences.
Make sure to staple your work when you turn it in. If you submit work that is not stapled, you will get one warning at first, but will subsequently be penalized a point each time it occurs. Late work will not be accepted under any circumstances, but to offset this strict policy, I will drop two assignments.
Additional interpretations of the Catalan numbers (note that this uses "Dyck path" to denote something slightly different than what we've seen in class; some people define Dyck paths to be lattice paths using northeast and southeast steps, that is, steps of the form (1,1) and (1,-1), which start at (0,0) and end at (2n,0), and staying above the x-axis.)