MAT 145 - COMBINATORICS

Spring Quarter 2003

MWF 2:10 - 3:00

119 Wellman Hall

Instructor: Motohico Mulase

Office: 674 Kerr

Phone: 752-6324

For emergency, please call the Undergraduate Office at 752-8130

Course Grades

Final Examination (Exam Code P): Wednesday, June 11, 4:00 - 6:00pm. Room: 119 Wellman Hall (the usual classroom for the course).

Revised Final Examination Coverage: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5.

Sorry for the last minute change. But apparently many of you didn't like Chapters 7 and 8!!!

There are many subjects we did not discuss in class in Chapter 11. They will not be explicitly appearing in the final. Please focus on the lecture notes and the homework solutions posted on the Web.

Solutions to the Final Exam

Review Session: Monday, June 9, 1:30 - 3:30 at 107 Cruess.

Special Office Hours: Monday, June 9, 3:30 - 5:00.

Weekly Homework Assignment:

Extra Office Hours for the week of June 2: Monday June 2 = 12:10 - 2:00; Tuesday June 3 = 4:10 - 5:00. Regular office hours are also offered.

Second Midterm Examination Coverage: 4.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.4, 7.6, 8.1.

Solutions to the Second Midterm Exam

Grade Distribution of the Second Midterm. Average = 22, Highest = 35.

First Midterm Examination Coverage (updated): 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6.

Solutions to the First Midterm Exam

Grade Distribution of the First Midterm. Average = 22, Highest = 35.

Text: Introductory Combinatorics, 3rd edition, by Richard A. Brualdi. We plan to cover most of the materials from Chapters 2 through 9. If time permits, some materials from Chapter 11 will be discussed. Please read Chapter 1 just for fun. We begin the course from Chapter 2.

Instructor Office Hours: W 12:10 - 2:00 and Th 4:10 - 5:00.

Teaching Assistant: Ms. Maya Ahmed. Her office hour is: Th 11:00 - 11:50am at 577 Kerr.

Examinations: There will be 2 midterm examinations and a final.

No electronic devices such as computers, calculators, cell phones etc., are allowed in these examinations. Exam problems will be based on the homework and reading assignments, and problems and examples worked out in lectures.

No make up examination will be given. If you missed a midterm exam due to the circumstances beyond your control, you should contact the instructor as soon as possible for a conference.

The final examination is comprehensive and thus covers the whole material of the course. No one can be excused from the final examination. In case you missed it, you should notify the Department immediately. Upon receiving approval from the Department, the course grade I (incomplete) may be assigned to eligible students. Please consult the catalogue for guidelines of the incomplete grade.

You are expected to strictly adhere to the UCD Code of Academic Conduct.

Homework: Homework assignments are given every Friday and are due a week later. You are expected to work all assigned problems. Due to the budgetary constraints, only 6 problems per week will be graded. In determining your homework grade, the lowest score will be dropped. No late submission is accepted.

Course Grade: The course grade will be determined by counting the scores of your homework, midterm examinations and final examination with the following weight factors:

First Midterm

Second Midterms

Homework

Final

25%

25%

10%

40%

Important Dates: