MCS  344: Topics in Math: Combinatorics
Fall 2009

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Prof. Barbara Kaiser Proof checklist Sample Test Problems

Tentative Class Problems,  Oct. 30 - Dec. 14

Date:
Problems:  (All problems refer to the numbers from the 3/20/2005 edition of the book.)
10/30 Bogart:119,121,124,128 (note: do nearly all of the problems in 3.1)
Using the chart at the beginning of Chapter 3, fill in as many of the blanks as possible.  Also, write a problem whose solution uses that particular technique
   
11/2Handout problems
(students who have had 256 will explain Stirling numbers on 11/4)
11/4Bogart:139,147,149
11/6catch up
Portfolio problems: do one of the combinatorial proofs, or Bogart, chpt 3 supplementary problems, #1 or 2.
  
11/9cont.
11/11cont.
11/13Partitions of integers
Portfolio problems: Chpt 3 supplementary, 4(combinatorial proof),6,10 or
problem 160, corrected to read 3k into 4 parts of size at most k-1
   
11/16Partitions of integers
11/18
notebook summary of chapter 3 due
11/20 162
   
11/23164
     
11/304.1.1, 171-178
12/24.1.2-4.1.5, 179-186
12/44.2-4.2.4, 194-206
Portfolio problems: do one of problems 11,12,  or 13 from the sample test problems
    
12/7 4.2.5, 207-215
12/9snow day 
12/11 4.2.6, 216-226
   
12/14 Portfolio problems: do another one of problems 11- 16 of the sample test problems
    




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