Course calendar.

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction and proofs
2	Induction	Problem set 1 due
3	Strong induction
4	Number theory I	Problem set 2 due
5	Number theory II
6	Graph theory and coloring	Problem set 3 due
7	Matching problems
8	Graph theory II: minimum spanning trees	Problem set 4 due
9	Communication networks
10	Graph theory III	Problem set 5 due
11	Relations, partial orders, and scheduling
12	Sums	Problem set 6 due
13	Sums and asymptotics
14	Divide and conquer recurrences	Problem set 7 due
	Midterm
15	Linear recurrences
16	Counting rules I	Problem set 8 due
17	Counting rules II
18	Probability introduction	Problem set 9 due
19	Conditional probability	Problem set 10 due
20	Independence
21	Random variables	Problem set 11 due
22	Expectation I
23	Expectation II	Problem set 12 due
24	Large deviations
25	Random walks