COURSE PAGE:    http://www.math.msu.edu/~magyar/Math481 .

INSTRUCTOR:  Peter Magyar,    magyar@math.msu.edu,    tel. 353-6330

OFFICE HOURS:  Wells Hall D-326, before and after class. Mon, Wed, Fri 9:15−10:15 and 11:15−12:15, and also by appointment. Map

LECTURE:  Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:20-11:10am, Wells Hall C-305. Map
It is your responsibility to know what happens in class, including announcements and assignments. If you are absent, check the course page.

TEXT:  Harris, Hirst, and Mossinghoff, Combinatorics and Graph Theory. We will first cover Chapter 2, then selections from Chapter 1. Readings are listed in the Syllabus. Read the section to be discussed before class, and again before doing the homework. I will occasionally supplement the text with handouts.

GRADES:  Based on:

Quizzes		100
Tests 1,2,3	3 ×	100
Final Exam		200
Total		600 points

QUIZZES:  Given every Monday in class, unless announced otherwise. The quiz questions will be based on the homework problems. Missed quizzes will count as zero, but I will drop the lowest quiz grade from the final total to account for absences.

TESTS 1,2,3:  One-hour tests given in class. No makeup tests will be given unless you make arrangements before the test.

FINAL EXAM:  Fri May 2, 10am−12:00 noon, in our classroom Wells C-305.

DAILY HOMEWORK:  Assignments will be listed on the course page each Monday, with possible revisions during the week. I will not collect homework, but it is an essential part of the course. You may also hand in those problems marked as Extra Credit.

I strongly recommend you do all the homework, since quiz and test problems will be difficult to impossible unless you have already done the corresponding homework problem.