Course: Introduction to Combinatorics 2

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Course title Introduction to Combinatorics 2
Course code KAG/MUKO4
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Švrček Jaroslav, RNDr. CSc.
  • Lachman Dominik, Mgr.
Course content
1. Special properties of permutations, graphs and degrees of permutations, applications. 2. The reccurence method in combinatorics, solving linear reccurence. 3. Generating functions. 4. Introduction to the combinatorial geometry. Polyominoes. 5. Combinatorics of convex polygons, the Cayley theorem. 6. Reccursive methods in combinatorial geometry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
1. Special properties of permutations, graphs and degrees of permutations, applications. 2. The reccurence method in combinatorics, solving linear reccurence. 3. Generating functions. 4. Introduction to the combinatorial geometry. Polyominoes. 5. Combinatorics of convex polygons, the Cayley theorem. 6. Reccursive methods in combinatorial geometry.
3. Aplication Apply knowledges of basic combinatorial methods and principles.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAG/MUKO3

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Credit: the student has to solve 10 combinatorial problems (homework) assigned during the course and has to pass one written test (i.e. to obtain at least half of the possible points). Exam: the student has to understand the subject and be able to prove the principal results.
Recommended literature
  • Golomb S. W. (1994). Polyminoes (Puzzles, Patterns, Problems and Packing). Princetown University Press New Jersey.
  • HADWIGER H., Debrunner H. (1966). Combinatorial Geometry in the Plane. Nauka Moskva.
  • Herman J., Kučera R., Šimša J. (1997). Metody řešení matematických úloh II. MU Brno.
  • Markus A. (1988). Combinatorics (a Problem Oriented Approach). MAA Washington.
  • Švrček J. (2003). Úvod do kombinatoriky. VUP OLomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Mathematics for Education (2023) Category: Mathematics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer