Lectures: 12:45pm—2:00pm Mon, Wed. Blocker 121.
Instructor: Chun-Hung Liu, Blocker 631B, chliu (at) math (dot) tamu (dot) edu.
Office hours: 2:00pm—3:00pm, Mon, or by appointments.
Textbook: No required textbook.
The following books are good references:
“Introduction to Graph Theory”, 2nd edition, by Douglas B. West. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-014400-2. (The ISBN might have changed to 9780131437371.)
“Graph Theory”, 5th edition, by Reinhard Diestel. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-662-53621-6.
“The Probabilistic Method”, 4th edition, by Noga Alon and Joel H. Spencer. Wiley, ISBN 978-1119061953.
Course Description: Graphs are used to model problems in different areas in mathematics and engineering, such as in metric geometry, network theory, and VLSI design. This course will address algorithmic problems about graphs, such as how to efficiently determine whether the input graph has certain properties or efficiently find certain substructures in the input graph. We will cover classical results and recent developments.
Prerequisites: MATH 613 or equivalent.
Syllabus (This document contains important information about this course. Please read it carefully.) (This document might be revised during the first week of the semester.)
Tentative schedule (This schedule might be updated frequently during the semester without notification.)
Homework assignments:
Questions for homework assignments will be announced at Gradescope.
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