Math 456/556 WINTER 2009, Combinatorics and Networks, CRN 23217/23226

• Instructor: Victor Ostrik
• Office Hours for Winter 2009: MW 10am-11am, Deady 10B, or by appointment.
• Class meets: MWF 2pm-2:50pm, Fenton 105.
• Book: R.A.Brualdi "Introductory combinatorics", Prentice Hall, 4th edition, ISBN 0-13-100119-1
• Syllabus: in this class we will discuss (parts of) chapters 1-12.
• Useful dates:
  • Last day to drop class without W: Mon January 12.
  • Last day to drop class with W: Sun February 22.
  • Last day to add class: Wed January 14.
  • Last day to change grading option: Sun February 22.
  • Last day of classes: Fri March 13.
  • Martin Luther King Jr Day: January 19.
• Tentative test dates:
  • Midterm: 2pm-2:50pm Fri February 13, Fenton 105.
  • Final: take home, distributed during the last class (March 13), due on March 19, noon.
• Please remember that if you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what happened in that class. You can usually pick up any handouts from here .
• Grading: Homework 30%, midterm 30%, final 40%.
• You can look at your current grade on the Blackboard!
• Homework Assignments to be collected on WEDNESDAYS from now on. Late homework will not be accepted.
• List of lectures is available here.