Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Mathematics Department
The Probabilistic Method
Spring Semester 2012 (201.1.6261)
Shakhar Smorodinsky (lecturer)
Classes: Mon 17:00-19:00 (bldg 90 room 323), Wed 18:00-20:00 (bldg 34 room 205)
Office hours: please send an email to coordinate.
Text Books:
N. Alon and J. H. Spencer, The Probabilistic Method, Wiley, 1992. (Second Edition, 2000, Third Edition 2008).
B. Bollobas, Random Graphs, Academic Press, 1985. (Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2001.)
S. Jukna: Extremal combinatorics - with applications in computer science, Springer, 2001.
Course
announcement,
Homework assignments,
Homework 1 Due: 16.4.2012
Homework 2 Due: 9.05.2012
Homework 3 Due: 11.06.2012