Thomas Zaslavsky
Past Courses
- Math 330-04 (Spring 2024): Number Systems
- Our class home page.
Textbook: Beck and Geoghegan, The Art of Proof.
- Math 304-06 (Fall 2023): Linear Algebra
- Our class home page.
Textbook: David Lay et al., Linear Algebra and Its Applications, sixth edition.
- Math 580A (Fall 2023): Matroid Theory and Biased Graphs
- Class home page.
Textbook: James Oxley, Matroid Theory, second edition, and papers of Zaslavsky.
- Math 304-08 (Spring 2023): Linear Algebra
- Our class home page.
Textbook: Math 304: Linear Algebra, special edition from zyBooks.
- Math 511 (Spring 2023): Introduction to Combinatorics
- Class home page.
Textbook: Joseph P. S. Kung, Gian-Carlo Rota, and Catherine Yan, Combinatorics: The Rota Way.
- Math 386 (Fall 2022): Combinatorics
- Class home page.
Textbook: Richard A. Brualdi, Introductory Combinatorics, fifth edition.
- Math 510 (Spring 2022): Introduction to Graph Theory (graduate level)
- Class home page.
Textbook: W.T. Tutte, Graph Theory. (Rigorous.)
- Math 304-06 (Fall 2021): Linear Algebra
- Class home page.
- Math 330-05 (Fall 2021): Number Systems
- Class home page.
- Math 381-01 (Spring 2021): Graph Theory
- Class home page.
- Math 580A (Fall 2019): Matroids and Hyperplane Arrangements
- Class home page.
- Largely from Richard P. Stanley, "An Introduction to Hyperplane Arrangements", Park City notes.
- Math 304-06 (Fall 2019): Linear Algebra
- Class home page.
- Math 511 (Spring 2019): Introduction to Combinatorics
- Class home page.
- Textbook: Van Lint and Wilson, A Course in Combinatorics.
- Math 304-04 (Fall 2018): Linear Algebra
- 304 course home page.
- Section 4 home page.
- Math 330-07 (Fall 2018): Number Systems
- Class home page.
- Math 510 (Spring 2018): Introduction to Graph Theory: Algebraic Graph Theory
- Class home page.
- Textbooks: Diestel, Graph Theory, and Godsil and Royle, Algebraic Graph Theory.
- Math 330-05 (Fall 2017): Number Systems
- Class home page.
- Math 304-07 (Spring 2017): Linear Algebra
- Class home page.
- Math 581 (Spring 2017): Signed Graphs
- Class home page.
- Textbook: Lectures and lecture notes.
- Math 597 (Spring 2017): Matroid Theory
- Chapter 1 of Oxley, Matroid Theory.
- Math 386 (Fall 2016): Combinatorics
- Class home page.
- Math 323-09 (Spring 2016): Calculus III
- Class home page.
- Math 510 (Spring 2016): Introduction to Graph Theory: Graphs and Geometry
- Class home page.
- The course includes an introduction to graph theory and
hyperplane arrangements. It is helpful but not essential to have seen
graph theory. It is important to be comfortable
with rigor, proofs, and abstraction. Taught from my old notes on Signed
Graphs et al., Chapter I.
- Math 323-05 (Fall 2015): Calculus III
- Class home page.
- Math 323-06 (Spring 2015): Calculus III
- Class home page.
- Math 330-05 (Spring 2015): Number Systems
- Class home page.
- Textbook: Beck and Geoghegan, The Art of Proof.
- Math 323-06 (Fall 2014): Calculus III
- Class home page.
- Math 581 (Fall 2014): Topics in Graph Theory: Signed, Gain, and Biased Graphs
- Course home page.
- The course includes an introduction to graph theory and
hyperplane arrangements. It is helpful but not essential to have seen
graph theory.
- Math 597 (Fall 2014): Independent Study: Polytopes (with Laura Anderson)
- Reading Ziegler, Lectures on Polytopes.
- Math 510 (Spring 2014): Introduction to Graph Theory (graduate course)
- Course home page.
- Textbook: Tutte, Graph Theory.
- Math 381 (Spring 2013): Graph Theory
- Course home page.
- Textbook: Hartsfield and Ringel, Pearls in Graph Theory (Dover reprint, 2003, of the Academic Press revised edition, 1994).
- Math 580A (Spring 2013): Matroid Theory
- Course home page.
- Textbook: James Oxley, Matroid Theory, Ch.1–6.
- Math 386 (Fall 2012): Combinatorics
- Course home page.
- Textbook: Miklós Bóna, A Walk Through Combinatorics, 3rd edition. (Do not use the 2nd edition.)
- Math 580A (Fall 2012): Topics in Combinatorics: Convex Polytopes
- Course home page.
- Textbook: Günter Ziegler, Lectures on Polytopes.
- Study Seminar in Matroid Theory (Fall 2012)
- Home page.
- Textbook: James Oxley, Matroid Theory, Ch.1–2.
- Math 510 (Spring 2012): Introduction to Graph Theory
- Taught by Eric Swartz.
- Course home page.
- Textbook: Reinhard Diestel, Graph Theory, fourth edition. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2010.
- Math 330-03 (Fall 2011): Number Systems
- Course home page (Section 03).
- Textbook: Beck and Geoghegan, The Art of Proof.
- Math 386 (Fall 2011): Combinatorics
- Course home page.
- Textbook: Miklós Bóna, A Walk Through Combinatorics, 3rd edition. (Do not use the 2nd edition.)
- Math 381 (Spring 2011): Graph Theory
- Textbook: Hartsfield and Ringel, Pearls in Graph Theory (Dover reprint, 2003, of the Academic Press revised edition, 1994).
- Course home page.
- Math 386 (Fall 2010): Combinatorics
- Textbook: Richard A. Brualdi, Introductory Combinatorics, fifth edition, 2009.
- Course home page.
- Math 581 (Fall 2010): Topics in Graph Theory: Matching Theory
- Textbook: Lovász and Plummer, Matching Theory, revised edition, American Mathematical Society, 2009.
- Course home page.
- Math 330 (Fall 2009): Number Systems
- Textbook: Course pack, Fall 2009 edition.
- Course home page (Section 1).
- Math 386 (Fall 2009): Combinatorics
- Textbook: Richard A. Brualdi, Introductory Combinatorics, fifth edition, 2009.
- Course home page.
- Math 511 (Spring 2009): Introduction to Combinatorics
- Textbook: van Lint and Wilson, A Course in Combinatorics, second edition.
- Course home page.
- Continuation of Fall Math 581 (Spring-Summer 2009): Topics in Graph Theory:
Graphs, Gain Graphs, and Geometry (a.k.a. Signed Graphs and their Friends)
- This is a half course, run as an independent study.
- Textbook: none. Course notes: yours!
- Course home page.
- Math 581A (Fall 2008): Topics in Graph Theory: Graphs, Gain
Graphs, and Geometry (a.k.a. Signed Graphs and their Friends)
(2008-2010)
- Textbook: none. Course notes: yours!
- Course home page.
- Math 222 (Fall 2008): Calculus II
- Main course home page. This has the course coverage, approximate exam dates, outline of grading system, and course rules that you should know.
- Home page for my section, 222-06.
- Math 510 (Spring 2008): Introduction to Graph Theory
- Textbook: Graph Theory by Reinhard Diestel, third edition (2005).
- Course home page.
- Math 580A (Spring 2008): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis: Matroid Theory
- Textbook: James Oxley, Matroid Theory, Oxford University Press.
- Course home page.
- Math 221 (Fall 2007): Calc I, Sections 11 and 17
- Information page for my sections.
- Math 386 (Fall 2006): Combinatorics
- Course home page.
- Math 581 (Fall 2006): Topics in Graph Theory: Algebraic Graph Theory
- Textbook: Algebraic Graph Theory by Godsil and Royle, supplemented with signed graphs.
- Course home page.
- Math 304 (Spring 2006): Linear Algebra
- Course home page. Textbook: Brin.
- Math 510 (Spring 2006): Introduction to Graph Theory
- Textbook: Graph Theory by Reinhard Diestel, third edition (2005).
- Course home page.
- Math 386 (Fall 2005): Combinatorics
- Course home page.
- Math 580A (Fall 2005): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis: Lattice Points and Biased Graphs
- This will focus on my research interests. It will not require any
previous courses, but it does require maturity. The exact topics and
treatment will depend on who takes the class. Textbook: Matthias Beck
and Sinai Robins,
Computing the Continuous Discretely: Integer-Point Enumeration in Polyhedra, preliminary edition.
- Course home page.
- Math 511 (Spring 2005): Introduction to Combinatorics
- Chapters 1-3 of Stanley's book Enumerative Combinatorics, Volume 1.
- Course home page.
- Math 386 (Fall 2004): Combinatorics
- Course home page.
- Math 580A (Fall 2004): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis: Introduction to Matroid Theory
- From Oxley's book Matroid Theory.
- Course home page.
- Math 381 (Spring 2004): Graph Theory
- Home page.
- Math 580A (Spring 2004): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis: Introduction to Graph Theory and Invariants (Tutte version II)
- Introduction to graph theory; matchings and factorization; invariants (all from Tutte's book Graph Theory). Invariants of matroids (introduction).
- Home page.
- Math 386 (Fall 2003): Combinatorics
- Home page.
- Math 381 (Spring 2003): Graph Theory
- Home page.
- Math 581 (Spring 2003): Topics in Graph Theory: Introduction to Graph Theory (Tutte version I)
- Basic graph theory; variations on Menger's theorem; 2-connected and
3-connected structure; arborescences, matrix-tree theorem, and Eulerian
tours; chain groups and their applications to graphs. All from Tutte's
book, Graph Theory.
- Home page.
- Math 386 (Fall 2002): Combinatorics
- Home page.
- Math 580B (Fall 2002): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis: Introduction to Combinatorics
- Textbook: van Lint and Wilson, A Course in Combinatorics.
- Home page.
- Math 314 (Spring 2002): Discrete Mathematics
- Home page.
- Math 381 (Spring 2002): Graph Theory
- Home page.
- Math 580A (Spring 2002): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis: Advanced Matroid Theory and Biased Graphs
- Home page.
- Math 580 (Fall 2001): Topics in Combinatorial Analysis:
Introduction to Matroid Theory
- Textbook: Oxley, Matroid Theory.
- Home page.
- Spring 2001 381
- Spring 2001 580 (Combinatorics of Finite Sets: Anderson)
- Fall 2000 Math 222
- Fall 2000 Math 386
- Fall 1999 Math 304
- Fall 1999 Math 386
- Spring 1999 Math 304
- Spring 1999 Math 581
- Fall 1998 Math 304
- Spring 1998 Math 386
- Fall 1997 Math 222
- Fall 1997 Math 381
- Spring 1997 Math 221
- Spring 1997 Math 386
- Fall 1996 Math 222
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