Math 455 - Spring 2018

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
TTh 10:00-11:15AM in LGRT 219
Quiz: 02/01 in class
Midterm: 03/08 in class
Final: 04/19 in class

Lecturer:
Annie Raymond
raymond(_at_)math.umass.edu
LGRT 1116

TA:
GaYee Park
park(_at_)math.umass.edu

Office hours:
Annie: Tuesday 3:00-4:00 and Wednesday 2:30-3:30 in LGRT 1116
GaYee: Wednesday 10:00-11:00 in LGRT 1423P
If you can't make it then, email one of us to schedule an appointment.

Course structure:
Course syllabus
Tentative schedule

Textbooks:
We will be using Combinatorics and Graph Theory by Harris, Hirst and Mossinghoff which is available online as a pdf for free through the library. If you prefer, you can also order a print-on-demand copy through the library for about $25. To get it, go to the Five Colleges Library Catalog. Search for "Harris Hirst Mossinghoff". You will find different versions of the book. Click on "UM Internet" in the Location and Call Number column. Then click on "UMass: Link to resource". You can then either choose to download the book as a pdf or to buy a high quality softcover edition (in the top right corner).

Homework:
HW1 due on 02/01 at the beginning of class
HW2 due on 02/08 at the beginning of class
HW3 due on 02/15 at the beginning of class
HW4 due on 02/22 at the beginning of class
HW5 due on 03/01 by 10am in GaYee's office
HW6 optional and for extra-credit due on 03/22 at the beginning of class
HW7 due on 03/29 at the beginning of class
HW8 due on 04/05 at the beginning of class
HW9 due on 04/17 by 10am in GaYee's mailbox

Worksheets:
WS 1.1 WS 1.2 WS 1.3 WS 1.4 WS 1.5 WS 1.7 WS 2.1, 2.2 WS 2.4 WS 2.5 WS 2.6 (part 1) WS 2.6 (part 2)

Schedule for the Project Presentations

Other resources:
Disability Services at UMass
Center for Counseling and Psychological Health
Learning Resource Center