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MATH 351AIntroduction to Graph Theory and Combinatorics

Faculty
Mathematics
Last listed
1975–76

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1972–73 to 1975–76; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

A study of the basic concepts and problems of graph theory: connection, minimum path problems; bipartite graphs, the marriage problem; 1-factors of arbitrary graphs; planar graphs. 2 hours lectures, one term

As printed in the 1975–76 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.

Requirements, as last listed

Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites. M239 recommended.

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    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1972–73 to 1975–76, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1975–76 1 calendar

    A study of the basic concepts and problems of graph theory: connection, minimum path problems; bipartite graphs, the marriage problem; 1-factors of arbitrary graphs; planar graphs.

    2 hours lectures, one term

    Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites. M239 recommended.

    Not in the 1973–74 to 1974–75 calendars.

    1972–73 1 calendar

    Titled Introduction to Graph Theory.

    Basic concepts; Konigsberg bridge problem, Euler trails and Hamiltonian cycles; marriage problem, maximum matchings, Hall’s theorem; planar graphs, four colour problem, chromatic number; Ramsey’s theorem. Stress will be on problem solving. Recommended for students interested in learning the basics of graph theory and for those intending to take higher level courses in graph theory. 2 hours lectures, one term. Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites, 239 recommended.

    Faculty of Mathematics