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Harbourne's Spring2000 Math 452/852

Instructor: Brian Harbourne      Class Room: Oldfather Hall 305
Office: 935 Oldfather Hall        Time: 10:30 -- 11:20pm MWF
Tel.: 402-472-4476
Email:  bharbour@math.unl.edu     Web: http://www.math.unl.edu/~bharbour/
Office Hours: 12:30-1:30 MWF, and other times by appointment, 
   but feel free to drop by my office anytime. If I'm busy, we can 
   make an arrangement for later.
Text: Graph Theory & Its Applications, 1999, by Gross and Yellen

Goals:

to introduce you to the methods and concerns of graph theory
to see some practical applications of abstract math
to develop proof writing skills

Grades: Your grade will be based on weekly homework, 3 in-class hour exams, and a comprehensive final, with the weights as shown below. Your lowest hour exam will be replaced by your homework average if the latter is higher. (This would effectively double the weight of the homework, and reflects how important the homework is in getting the most out of this course!)

        homework          1/6
        hour exams        1/6 each for a total of 1/2
        final             1/3
        Total            100%

Tentative Exam Dates and Other Important Dates

Jan 10    First Day of Class      
Jan 17    M. L. King Holiday       
Jan 21    Last day to drop       
Feb 18    Exam 1 (tentatively; exact date to be announced in class ahead of exam)           
Mar 13-17 Spring Break
Mar 29    Exam 2 (tentatively; exact date to be announced in class ahead of exam)                              
Apr  7    Last day to withdraw
Apr 21    Exam 3 (tentatively; exact date to be announced in class ahead of exam)    
Apr 28    Last Day of Class      
May  1    Final Exam, Monday, usual room, 10am-Noon

Departmental Grading Appeals Policy: Students who believe their academic evaluation has been prejudiced or capricious have recourse for appeals to (in order) the instructor, the departmental chair, the departmental appeals committee, and the college appeals committee.

Mail Comments to: bharbour@math.unl.edu