MATH 557 Probabilistic Methods in Combinatorics (Ellis)

Instructor: Robert Ellis	Office: E1 Bldg, Rm 105C	Email:
Lectures	TR 1:50-3:15pm Possible problem session TBA	E1 Bldg. 124
Office Hours	MW Walk-in TR by appointment	Office phone 567-5336
Teaching Assistant	N/A
Textbook	Alon and Spencer, The Probabilistic Method, 3rd edition, John Wiley 2008 (ISBN 978-0-470-17020-5).

First day handout (pdf)
Course syllabus (pdf)

Midterm, 3/4/10 (pdf)

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