Combinatorial Mathematics
724
Counting problems, with an introduction to Polya's theory; Mobius functions; transversal theory; Ramsey's theorem; Sperner's theorem and related results.
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MATH 290 and at least one mathematics course numbered 450 or higher.
Math 724 is an introduction to enumerative combinatorics. Topics to be covered include basic counting principles, induction and recursion, a little graph theory, partitions and compositions, generating functions, inclusion/exclusion, and Polya-Redfield theory.
(Martin 2017 )