MATH 142- INTRODUCTION TO COMBINATORICS-FALL, 2003
Fall
2003 Math 142
Green Sheet
MW
16:00-17:15 DH318
Section 1
Introduction
to Combinatorics
Professor:
Brad Jackson
Office:
MH 316
Phone: (408) 924-5129
Fax:
408-924-5080
Email:
jackson@math.sjsu.edu
Web
page: http://www.math.sjsu.edu/~jackson/
The
last day to drop a course is Fri. Sept. 12.
After that day you can withdraw from a course but only for serious and
compelling reasons (written documentation is required).
Learning
is best accomplished in an interactive environment.
Students are encouraged to ask questions in class as well as attend
Professor Jackson’s office hours. Students
with questions who cannot attend during the scheduled office hours can make an
appointment with Professor Jackson, or you can contact me by phone or by email.
Text:
Applied Combinatorics by A. Tucker, 4th edition.
Prerequisites:
Math 42, with a grade of C- or better or instructor consent.
Course
Description: In this course we will study the basic counting techniques and
their applications. You will get
lots of practice at being a creative problem solver.
We will also study a little bit of algorithmic graph theory and its
applications. This course should
definitely be of interest for many mathematics and computer science majors.
Grading:
Homework assignments will be collected roughly every three weeks.
Three assignments each worth 30 points will be collected. Students are allowed and even encouraged to work together in
groups, on their homework assignments. On
some Fridays I will try to allow some class time for students to work on
homework problems in groups. Since
the homework assignments are usually discussed in class immediately after they
are turned in, no late assignments can be accepted. Two midterms each worth 60
points will be given roughly every six weeks.
Any makeup midterms should be scheduled before the midterm is given.
If you get sick or are detained on the day of the midterm call my office
and leave a message. A
comprehensive final exam will be given and it will be worth 90 points.
3
Homework Assignments 90
points
2
Midterms
120 points
Final
90 points
Total
300 points
Professor Jackson is the faculty supervisor of the SJSU Juggling Club (Wednesdays 3:00-4:00, by the Tower Hall fountain) and all students are welcome to attend. Professor Jackson also organizes the Math/CS Dept. Problem of the Week competition and encourages all interested students to participate.
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