Course: Introduction to Combinatorics 1

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Course title Introduction to Combinatorics 1
Course code KAG/MUKO3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Lachman Dominik, Mgr.
Course content
1. Basic counting principles 2. Recurrence relations in combinatorial problems 3. Arrangements, permutations, and combinations 4. Fundamentals of probability 5. Combinatorial identities and their interpretations 6. Permutations, symmetry, and parity 7. The pigeonhole principle 8. The inclusion-exclusion principle 9. Set partitions: Stirling numbers of the second kind and Bell numbers

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Understanding to base of combinatorial principles.
1. Knowledge Describe basic principles and methods of combinatorics
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Course credit requirements: Submit solutions to homework assignments set throughout the semester and pass two written tests (one halfway through the semester and one at the end).
Recommended literature
  • Herman J., Kučera R., Šimša J. (1997). Metody řešení matematických úloh II. Brno.
  • Chen C. C., Koh K. M. (2004). Principles and Techiques in Combinatorics. World Scientific New Jersey.
  • Markus A. (1988). Combinatorics (a Problem Oriented Approach). MAA Washington.
  • Mladenovič P. (1992). Kombinatorika. Beograd.
  • Riordan J. (1968). Combinatorial Identities. New York.
  • 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: Winter