MATH 378 - Combinatorics

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Western New England University

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Prerequisite: MATH 262 or MATH 282 or permission. Combinatorics concerns the mathematical theory of counting. This course emphasizes enumeration, but existence and construction issues will also be discussed. Topics include bijective functions, the pigeonhole principle, the theory of distributions, Stirling numbers, partition numbers, inclusion-exclusion, generating functions, recurrence relations, and Polya theory. Further topics will be selected from: partially ordered sets, combinatorial designs, Ramsey theory, and the applications of combinatorics to graph theory. Offered in alternate fall semesters. 3 cr.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wne.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 782-3111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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