Combinatorics
General Information
- Instructor: Rainer Sinn
- Office: Raum A533
- Time and Place: Monday, 9:15 to 11:45 in A 314
Prior knowledge in abstract algebra is sufficient. Basics in commutative algebra or algebraic topology could be helpful but are not necessary.
Materials
You will find materials for the course mainly on this website.Lecture notes
Week 1: Generating Functions
Week 2: Monomial ideals and algebraic operations
Week 3: Recap commutative algebra
Sources
Here is a list of useful references that we will use throughout the course.- Herzog, Hibi: Monomial Ideals (Springer 2011)
- Miller, Sturmfels: Combinatorial Commutative Algebra (Springer 2005)
- Aigner: A Course in Enumeration (Springer 2007)