Combinatorics -- Fall 2008
Meeting Time/Place: Mon/Thu 2 10:20-11:50 in Hill 425.
Course Text: There is no text, though there are several books we will refer to frequently. Most will be on library reserve.

Instructor: Professor Michael Saks
Office: Hill 304 or 430 (Busch campus)
e-mail:saks@math.rutgers.edu

Basic Course Information

This course is the first part of a two semester advanced introduction to combinatorial theory, with an emphasis on extremal combinatorics.

The grade in the course is based on problem sets. There will approximately 6 problem sets, which will normally be assigned every other week. There are no exams.

Prerequisites: For Mathematics Ph.D. students: no formal prerequisites. For graduate students from other departments and undergraduates: permission of instructor. At various points in the course, we will need a variety of standard undergraduate material: linear algebra (350), advanced calculus (411), complex analysis (403) and elementary probability theory (477).


Please read and follow the guidelines for homework preparation

Written Assignments


Assignment Due Date Last revision pdf latex
Assignment 1 Thursday September 25 September 22 pdf latex
Assignment 2 Thursday October 16 October 4 pdf latex
Assignment 3 Monday November 10 November 3 pdf latex
Assignment 4 Monday December 1 November 24 pdf latex
Assignment 5 Wednesday December 17, noon December 15 pdf latex