Course: Fundamentals of Graph Theory

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Course title Fundamentals of Graph Theory
Course code KMA/UTG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kopal Stanislav, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1st week - basic definitions and notations of graph theory, bridges and cut vertices 2nd week - k-connectivity of graphs (Menger's theorem), cyclic properties of graphs and applications, 3rd-4th week - hamiltonian graphs - necessary and satisfactory conditions, 5th week - hamiltonian properties in powers of graphs, 6th week - vector spaces of cycles and edge cuts, 7th week - eigenvalues of graphs and spectrum of graphs, 8th week - vertex colouring of graphs, Brook's theorem, 9th week - edge colouring of graphs, Vizing's theorem, 10th week - introduction to Ramsey theory, 11th-12th - introduction to the theory of flows and linear optimization, basic simplex algorithm

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Task-based study method, Students' self-study
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of basic definitions and notations of graph theory in a range of the course KMA/DMA is assumed.
formulate basic notions and knowledge of the graph theory, mainly undirected
formulate basic algorithms from the filed of unweighted and weighted graphs
Skills
define basic notions of the graph theory, mainly undirected
apply basic proof techniques in the graph theory
use basic matrix calculus in the graph theory
Competences
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N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
knowledge of basic notions and theorems of hamiltonian properties of graphs
basic knowledge from the field of vertex and edge colouring - Brook's theorem and Heawood's theorem (vertex), Konig's theorem and Vizing's theorem (edge)
basic knowledge of the Ramsey theory - formulate problem, Ramsey theorem
spectral theory of graphs - basic definitions and knowledge, spectra of basic graph classes
formulate linear programming problem, formulate basic variant of the Simplex algorithm
Skills
formulate hamiltonian properties
formulate basic knowledge from the field of vertex and edge colourings of graphs
knowledge of the basics of the Ramsey theory and spectral theory of graphs
use of simplex algorithm in the linear programming
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Skills
Interactive lecture
Individual study
Task-based study method
Competences
Interactive lecture
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Written exam
Oral exam
definitions of notions in a range of the subject KMA/UTG, namely hamiltonian properties of graphs, vertex and edge colourings, Ramsey theory, spectral graph theory and basics of linear programming
Skills
Oral exam
Written exam
Combined exam
definitions of notions in a range of the subject KMA/UTG ability to formulate mathematical theorems including sketches of proofs ability to solve simple types of problems using simplex algorithm
Competences
Oral exam
Written exam
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Čada, Roman; Kaiser, Tomáš; Ryjáček, Zdeněk. Diskrétní matematika. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-7082-939-7.
  • Demel, Jiří. Grafy a jejich aplikace. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0990-6.
  • Diestel, Reinhard. Graph theory. 3rd ed. Berlin : Springer, 2006. ISBN 3-540-26183-4.
  • Gross, Jonathan; Yellen, Jay. Graph theory and its applications. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8493-3982-0.


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