Seminar on Graph Theory (FSS 2019)

Lecturer: Dr. Makiko Mase (University Mannheim)

Date: Thursday at 13:45–15:15 in B6, A303, starting on 14.02.2019

The seminar will be held in English.

Literature

• Nora Hartsfield, Gerhard Ringel: Pearls in Graph Theory. A comprehensive introduction. Academic Press, Inc., 1990.

Contents

Graph theory is a beautiful branch of mathematics. It has strong interactions with combinatorics and important applications in optimization and computer science. The book above is ideal for a seminar. The material can be taken for seminar talks as it is. The book introduces into graph theory in a playful, but concise way. As the title claims, the material has been chosen very well. The proofs are the most beautiful ones. There are notions, theorems, exercises and pictures, pictures, pictures.

A pdf file with more informationis here.

Requirements

The seminar requires a general good mathematical understanding, but has little concrete prerequisites. It is suitable for all students in the bachelor or master Mathematics in Business and Economics and all students in the bachelor or master Education Mathematics.