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Discrete Mathematics (Year 2) (U01482)

? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : MAT-2-DiM

Optional second year course for Honours Degrees in Mathematics and/or Statistics.

Syllabus summary: Graphs (bipartite, Euler, Hamiltonian, Planar), Euler's V-E+F=2 Theorem, subdivisions, Kuratowski's Theorem, matching, Hall's Marriage Theorem, assignment problems, counting sets, subsets, multisets,
inclusion/exclusion, applications, Stirling numbers of second kind, Bell numbers, designs, Fisher's inequality, Steiner triple systems, error-correcting codes, minimum distance, binary linear codes, Hamming codes, sphere-packing and sphere-covering bound.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Passes at C-grade or better in MAT-1-GCo, MAT-1-GTh, MAT-1-PCa, MAT-1-SEq or permission of the Head of the School of Mathematics

? Prohibited combinations : MAT-2-mi3, MAT-3-DiM

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Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
07/01/2008 14:00 15:00 Lecture Theatre B, JCMB KB

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 14:00 15:50 KB
Lecture Thursday 14:00 15:50 KB

? Additional Class Information : Tutorials: at times to be arranged

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Ability to solve "counting" problems
2. Understanding of elements of Graph Theory
3. Ability to apply counting techniques and Graph Theory to problems in Engineering and Informatics

Assessment Information

Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)
2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr Martin Delaney
Tel : (0131 6)50 7185
Email : Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Michael Prentice
Tel : (0131 6)50 4876
Email : M.Prentice@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/

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