MA530 On-Line Materials -- Discrete Mathematics I

Last modified: November 6, 2016

This page contains materials related to the course MA530, Discrete Mathematics I.

Office Hours

Fall Semester, 2016. Please come by at any time. Unless there is an unavoidable conflict, I will be in my office 3:00-4:00 each Monday and Tuesday, except October 24 to November 1.

Discrete Mathematics I, MA530

Text: A Course in Combinatorics (2nd ed.)
by J. H. van Lint and R. M. Wilson (Cambridge University Press)

Here is the material I have so far available on-line:

Course syllabus (August 26, 2016):
- In PDF format.

Assignments

Week 1:
- Problem Set 1 (due September 2)
- Homework 1 (due September 7)
Week 2:
- Problem Set 2 (due September 10)
- Homework 2 (due September 14)
Week 3:
- Problem Set 3 (due September 19)
- PS 3 Solutions
- Homework 3 (due September 23)
- Sample Solutions to Homework 3
Week 4:
- Problem Set 4 (due September 24)
- PS 4 Solutions
- Homework 4 (due September 28)
- Sample Solutions to Homework 4
Week 5:
- Problem Set 5 (due October 1)
- PS 5 Solutions
- Homework 5 (due October 5)
- Sample Solutions to Homework 5
- MAPLE code to estimate the number of matchings in a bipartite graph (cf. Thm. 5.3)
Week 6:
- tbd
Week 7:
- fall break / midterm prep
Week 8:
- midterm
Week 9:
- Problem Set 6 (due November 8)
- Homework 6 (due November 11)
Week 10:
Week 11:
- November 16 Lecture Notes
- A Tale of Two Design Theories
- Problem Set 7 (due November 28)
- Homework 7 (due November 30)

William J. Martin / WPI / martin.deletethis@wpi.edu