INSTRUCTOR:        Prof. Ram                                                     Office:  DM 419 E
        OFFICE HOURS:    0950-1050 Mon., Wed.                         Office Tel.:  348-2929
                                         1320-1350 Mon., Wed.                        Math. Dept.: 348-2743
                                         and at mutually convenient times by appointment

        PREREQUISITE:      Discrete Mathematics & Calculus II,
                                 or Multivariable Calculus (Grade C or better)
        A student who does not have a good working knowledge of proofs has little chance
        of succeeding in this course.

        TEXTBOOK:        Introductory Combinatorics (Fourth Edition)
                                      by  Richard Brualdi (Prentice-Hall Inc., 2004)

        SYLLABUS: Below are the relevant sections for 90% of the course.
             1. Permutations & Combinations:     Ch.3 sec.  1,2,3,4,5  &  Ch.4 sec. 1,2
             2. The Binomial Coefficients:            Ch.5 sec.  1,2,3,4,5,6
             3. Inclusion-Exclusion Princ.:            Ch.6 sec.  1,2,3,4,5
             4. The Pigeon-Hole Principle:           Ch.2 sec.  1,2,3
             5. Difference Equations:                    Ch.7 sec.  1,2,3
             6. Generating Functions:                    Ch.7 sec.  4,5,6,7
             7. Special Counting Sequences:         Ch.8 sec.  1,2,3

          EXAM  &  ATTENDANCE  POLICIES:
            1.  For each test or exam you will be required to bring your student ID and a blue
                 exam booklet   (SIZE: 8"x11" - available from the F.I.U. bookstore).
            2.  No make-up test will be given unless there is a legitimate, verifiable case of illness
                 or emergency.   Officially sanctioned religious holidays may be accommodated
                 provided the instructor is notified in writing during the first week of classes.
            3.   Any misconduct will be reported and dealt with according to the Code of Student
                  Conduct in the Student Handbook. (Available from GC 112.)
            4.   All beepers and cell phones must be silenced in class.  (Vibrate mode is allowed.)
            5    If you attend less than 60% of the classes you will be automatically assigned an "F".

            SCHEDULE  OF  EXAMS:
                 Quiz #1       (40 points):    WEDNESDAY,    FEB.          8th,      1145-1215
                 Test #1      (100 points):    WEDNESDAY,    FEB.      22nd,       1100-1215
                 Test #2      (100 points):    WEDNESDAY,   APR.       12th,       1100-1215
                 Final Exam (160 points):    WEDNESDAY,   APR.       26 th,      0930-1200*
                 * Note the earlier time.  The final exam will be comprehensive.

            GRADING  SCHEME:  The grades will be assigned as indicated below.
                  F        D-       D       D+     C-      C       C+       B-       B        B+      A-        A
             |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |           |          |          |           |          |
             0%   48       52        56      60      64      68       72       76       80       85       90    100%