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1 Course Introduction

Ramsey Theorem
2 Additive Number Theory

Theorems of Schur and Van der Waerden
3 Lower Bound in Schur's Theorem

Erdös-Szekeres Theorem (Two Proofs)

2-Colorability of Multigraphs

Intersection Conditions
4 More on Colorings

Greedy Algorithm

Height Functions Argument for 3-Colorings of a Rectangle

Erdös Theorem
5 More on Colorings (cont.)

Erdös-Lovász Theorem

Brooks Theorem
6 5-Color Theorem

Vizing's Theorem
Problem set 1 due
7 Edge Coloring of Bipartite Graphs

Heawood Formula
8 Glauber Dynamics

The Diameter

Explicit Calculations

Bounds on Chromatic Number via the Number of Edges, and via the Independence Number
9 Chromatic Polynomial

NBC Theorem
Problem set 2 due
10 Acyclic Orientations

Stanley's Theorem

Two Definitions of the Tutte Polynomial
11 More on Tutte Polynomial

Special Values

External and Internal Activities

Tutte's Theorem
12 Tutte Polynomial for a Cycle

Gessel's Formula for Tutte Polynomial of a Complete Graph
13 Crapo's Bijection

Medial Graph and Two Type of Cuts

Introduction to Knot Theory

Reidemeister Moves
14 Kauffman Bracket and Jones Polynomial Problem set 3 due
15 Linear Algebra Methods

Oddtown Theorem

Fisher's Inequality

2-Distance Sets
16 Non-uniform Ray-Chaudhuri-Wilson Theorem

Frankl-Wilson Theorem
17 Borsuk Conjecture

Kahn-Kalai Theorem
Problem set 4 due
18 Packing with Bipartite Graphs

Testing Matrix Multiplication
19 Hamiltonicity, Basic Results

Tutte's Counter Example

Length of the Longest Path in a Planar Graph
20 Grinberg's Formula

Lovász and Babai Conjectures for Vertex-transitive Graphs

Dirac's Theorem
21 Tutte's Theorem

Every Cubic Graph Contains Either no HC, or At Least Three

Examples of Hamiltonian Cycles in Cayley Graphs of Sn
22 Hamiltonian Cayley Graphs of General Groups
23 Menger Theorem

Gallai-Milgram Theorem
Problem set 5 due
24 Dilworth Theorem

Hall's Marriage Theorem

Erdös-Szekeres Theorem
25 Sperner Theorem

Two Proofs of Mantel Theorem

Graham-Kleitman Theorem
26 Swell Colorings

Ward-Szabo Theorem

Affine Planes
Problem set 6 due
27 Turán's Theorem

Asymptotic Analogues
28 Pattern Avoidance

The case of S3 and Catalan Numbers

Stanley-Wilf Conjecture
29 Permutation Patterns

Arratia Theorem

Furedi-Hajnal Conjecture
30 Proof by Marcus and Tardos of the Stanley-Wilf Conjecture Problem set 7 due
31 Non-intersecting Path Principle

Gessel-Viennot Determinants

Binet-Cauchy Identity
32 Convex Polyomino

Narayana Numbers

MacMahon Formula
33 Solid Partitions

MacMahon's Theorem

Hook-content Formula
34 Hook Length Formula
35 Two Polytope Theorem
36 Connection to RSK

Special Cases
Problem set 8 due
37 Duality

Number of Involutions in Sn
38 Direct Bijective Proof of the Hook Length Formula
39 Introduction to Tilings

Thurston's Theorem