MATH 421
Combinatorics
Winter 2017
Topics
- Counting techniques
- Permutations and combinations
- Generating functions
- Recurrences
- Symmetry groups and Pólya counting
- Graph theory
- Combinatorial designs and Latin squares
Readings
- Federico Ardila. Enumerative Combinatorics, YouTube lectures.
- Xavier Viennot. Introduction to Enumerative, Algebraic, and Bijective Combinatorics, YouTube lectures.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Combinatorics ↗2017
- The syllabus states there is no textbook and that lecture notes will be posted; the named videos are additional helpful resources.