Combinatorics (MATH 345) Homepage
Listed below are some useful items for you.
Syllabus
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Problem Sets
[pdf]
Thoughts on homework
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Corrections and Comments for the 5th Edition of Introductory Combinatorics
[pdf]
This is a great program for study abroad in junior year. The Hungarians are world-champions at combinatorics. (The College does not
have a language requirement in effect for this program.) Many, many Middlebury students have gone to the program and loved it.
Application dates are twice a year - check it out!
Budapest Semesters in Mathematicsa
We'll miss you, Count von Count.
Which t-shirt do you want?
For your homework you will need to use LaTeX, a tool for typesetting mathematics. The use of Overleaf has
gained widespread popularity - it is a "collaborative, online LaTeX editor that anyone can use."
Or you can proceed the old-fashioned way...Have you got a Mac?
Get TexShop here.
Have you got a PC?
MikTeX is here and TexnicCenter is here.
To give you an idea of exams from previous times I taught the course.
Exam 1 - Fall '12
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Exam 1 - Spring '15
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Exam 1 - Spring '18
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Exam 1 - Spring '20
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Exam 1 - Fall '21
[pdf]
Exam 1 - Spring '24
[pdf]
Exam 2 - Fall '12
[pdf]
Exam 2 - Spring '15
[pdf]
Exam 2 - Spring '18
[pdf]
Exam 2 - Fall '21
[pdf]
Exam 2 - Spring '24
[pdf]
Exam 3 - Fall '12
[pdf]
Exam 3 - Spring '15
[pdf]
Exam 3 - Spring '18
[pdf]
Exam 3 - Fall '21
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Exam 3 - Spring '24
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Our text, Introductory Combinatorics, 5th edition, has an author - here is his website.
The final exam (i.e. Exam 3) will be given only on the scheduled exam day (Friday, December 12, 7-10pm), please make
plans accordingly.
Some former students of mine have been quite successful with combinatorics and other things. Read about a few:
Ben Liang ('09)
Mark Egan ('08)
Aden Forrow ('13)
Kyle Gerstenschlager ('15)
Duncan
Levear('15)
Victor Larsen('09) (Victor is now my academic brother.)
Rob Nicol ('11)
Aly Fassett-Carman('15)
Aden Forrow('13)
Alex Scibetta('14)
Daisy Zhuo ('12)