Mathematics W 81 - Graph Theory

Mathematics W81 meets at 8:30 AM in NH 261. The instructor is M. Stob.

Important Announcements

• The current list of homework problems is here.
• There is a typo in the notes in problem 11. A crucial sequence of dots is missing. The notes below have the correct version.
• The Mathematica lab is here.
• The Mathematica project is here. Collaboration is allowed on this project.
• The final projects and groups are:
  • Piersma, Johnson, Brink, Pols - Ramsey
  • Stob, Kenderes, Michelson, Block - Euler
  • Broene, Holtrop, Hammer, Veldstra - Domination
  • McCray, Goorhouse, Bearman, Dull - Tournaments

Expectations

The manner in which this course will be conducted is quite unlike that of most other mathematics courses. See this document for details of what is expected of students (and of the instructor).

Course Goals

1. To develop problem-solving skills.
2. To develop (through extensive practice) the ability to present mathematics orally.
3. To improve proof-writing skills.
4. To learn some graph theory.

Course Notes

• The latest version of the set of definitions used in the course is here.
• The latest version of the list of problems is here.

This page maintained by M. Stob and was last modified on December 17, 2006.