Fall 2003
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Mathematics 152
Methods of Discrete Mathematics
Paul Bamberg
| Meeting time: TTh 1:00-2:30 | | Exam group: 15, 16 | | Catalog number: 8389 |
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introduction to finite groups, finite fields, finite geometry, discrete
probability, and graph theory. A unifying theme of the course is the
symmetry group of the regular icosahedron, whose elements can be
realized as permutations, as linear transformations of vector spaces
over finite fields, as collineations of a finite plane, or as vertices
of a graph. Taught in a seminar format, and students will gain
experience in presenting proofs at the blackboard. |
URL: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~math152/
Last modified: 07/29/2003
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