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Meeting Times: MWF 3:30 - 4:30 FA 209 and Tu 2:50 - 4:15 LN 1120.
Syllabus: available soon.
Textbook: Graph Theory - a problem oriented approach, by Daniel A. Marcus, MAA textbooks (2008).
Office Hours: I will hold office hours on Tuesday 11:00-12:00 (and usually also Mondays 2:20 - 3:20) in my office, LN 2230. If these times are not convenient, I would be glad to meet with you some other time. Please contact me by e-mail ( delucchi@math.binghamton.edu ).
Grading scheme: The final grade will be set up by a weighted addition of the grades of the Homeworks (22%) and the exams (26% each). [Check: 22 + 26x3 = 22 + 78 = 100]
Homeworks: Homeworks will be assigned every week, and discussed on Tuesdays. Except for some particular cases, they will not be handed in, nor graded. It is your responsibility to really make sure you do them. In a combinatorics class, and especially graph theory, alongside class participation it is essential that you solve homeworks: it is the only way to really understand the topics and aquire the necessary skills. Once every two weeks, a homework exercise will be due to hand in, and will be graded: for this homework, I will consider not only the right/wrongness of the solution but also the cleanliness, the rigour and the clarity of the presentation.
Exams: There will be three exams, including the final. Temptative dates are:
- February 23
- April 13
- The date of the final exam
There will be no make-up exam except in the case of a documented emergency. In the event of an unavoidable conflict with the midterm, you must notify me at least one week before the date of the exam so that we can arrange for you to take the exam before the actual exam date. In the event of an unavoidable conflict with the final exam date, you will need to submit a written petition for this purpose to me.
Cheating: Any acts of cheating (including plagiarism) will be taken very seriously. If you cheat, you will receive a zero for the assignment and you will be reported to the Academic Honesty Committee. If you cheat twice, you will receive a zero for the class.