MAT344 Introduction to Combinatorics

2019 Summer

Instructor: Balazs Elek balazse@math.utoronto.ca (for administrative questions only, no math by email)

Office hours: Thursdays 15-16 and Fridays 15-17 in BA6256

Lectures: Tuesdays 13-14 and Thursdays 13-15 in BA1130

TAs:

TA email address Tutorials

Keegan Dasilva Barbosa keegan.dasilvabarbosa@mail.utoronto.ca Tuesdays 14-15 in BA1210
Tuesdays 15-16 in BA1210

Reila Zheng reila@math.utoronto.ca Tuesdays 14-15 in BA2139
Fridays 12-13 in BA1240

Text: Our textbook is Applied Combinatorics by Keller and Trotter. Other useful books that we will sometimes refer to are Combinatorics Through Guided Discovery by K. P. Bogart, Combinatorics by J. Morris, Combinatorics and Graph Theory by D. Guichard.

Other resources: The syllabus, some study tips and the Quercus site.

Course Calendar

# Week of Book chapters Lecture notes Problem set Tutorial

1 May 6 2.1-2.3 Lecture 1
Lecture 2 PS 1 First class is Tuesday, May 7
Last day to enroll is May 12

2 May 13 2.4-2.6 Lecture 3
Lecture 4 PS 2 Tutorial 1 PS 1 due 4am May 14

3 May 20 3.1-3.8 Lecture 5
Lecture 6 PS 3 Tutorial 2 PS 2 due 4am May 21

4 May 27 3.9,4 Lecture 7
Lecture 8 PS 4 Tutorial 3 PS 3 due 1pm May 28

5 June 3 5.1-5.4 Lecture 9
Lecture 10 PS 5
Practice questions Tutorial 4 PS 4 due 1pm June 4

6 June 10 5.5-5.7 Lecture 11
Lecture 12 Practice Midterm
Review tips for the Midterm Tutorial 5 PS 5 due 1pm June 11
Last class before the break is on June 13

Break Midterm Jun 17, up to and including Chapter 5.

7 July 1 7 Lecture 13
Lecture 14 PS 6
Tutorial 6 First class after the break is on July 2

8 July 8 8 Lecture 15
Lecture 16 PS 7
Tutorial 7 PS 6 due 1pm Jul 9

9 July 15 9 Lecture 17
Lecture 18 PS 8
Tutorial 8 PS 7 due 1pm July 16
Last day to drop is July 15

10 July 22 10 Lecture 19
Lecture 20 PS 9
Tutorial 9 PS 8 due 1pm July 23

11 July 29 12 Lecture 21
Lecture 22 PS 10
Tutorial 10 PS 9 due 1pm July 30

12 Aug 5 13 Lecture 23
Lecture 24 Practice Final
Review tips for the Final Tutorial 11 PS 10 due 1pm Aug 6
Last class on August 8

TA	email address	Tutorials
Keegan Dasilva Barbosa	keegan.dasilvabarbosa@mail.utoronto.ca	Tuesdays 14-15 in BA1210 Tuesdays 15-16 in BA1210
Reila Zheng	reila@math.utoronto.ca	Tuesdays 14-15 in BA2139 Fridays 12-13 in BA1240

#	Week of	Book chapters	Lecture notes	Problem set	Tutorial
1	May 6	2.1-2.3	Lecture 1 Lecture 2	PS 1		First class is Tuesday, May 7 Last day to enroll is May 12
2	May 13	2.4-2.6	Lecture 3 Lecture 4	PS 2	Tutorial 1	PS 1 due 4am May 14
3	May 20	3.1-3.8	Lecture 5 Lecture 6	PS 3	Tutorial 2	PS 2 due 4am May 21
4	May 27	3.9,4	Lecture 7 Lecture 8	PS 4	Tutorial 3	PS 3 due 1pm May 28
5	June 3	5.1-5.4	Lecture 9 Lecture 10	PS 5 Practice questions	Tutorial 4	PS 4 due 1pm June 4
6	June 10	5.5-5.7	Lecture 11 Lecture 12	Practice Midterm Review tips for the Midterm	Tutorial 5	PS 5 due 1pm June 11 Last class before the break is on June 13
Break						Midterm Jun 17, up to and including Chapter 5.
7	July 1	7	Lecture 13 Lecture 14	PS 6	Tutorial 6	First class after the break is on July 2
8	July 8	8	Lecture 15 Lecture 16	PS 7	Tutorial 7	PS 6 due 1pm Jul 9
9	July 15	9	Lecture 17 Lecture 18	PS 8	Tutorial 8	PS 7 due 1pm July 16 Last day to drop is July 15
10	July 22	10	Lecture 19 Lecture 20	PS 9	Tutorial 9	PS 8 due 1pm July 23
11	July 29	12	Lecture 21 Lecture 22	PS 10	Tutorial 10	PS 9 due 1pm July 30
12	Aug 5	13	Lecture 23 Lecture 24	Practice Final Review tips for the Final	Tutorial 11	PS 10 due 1pm Aug 6 Last class on August 8