MATH 1711: WEEK 2

Topics for this week are:

• Permutations and Combinations
• Additional Counting Problems

Objectives for this week:

• Work counting problems using permutations and combinations
• Differentiate between the multiplication principle, permutations, and combinations

Text coverage:     Sections 5.5 - 5.6 of Goldstein, Schneider and Siegel.

Online resources:

• Week 2 Formula Sheet
• Week 2 Practice Problems
• Online notes
  • Some additional examples on permutations and combinations, including poker problems. Here are a couple examples to aid in understanding the difference between a permutation and a combination Some poker examples are included, where we attempt to count the number of ways each poker hand may occur.
• Maple worksheets
  • A Maple worksheet on computing permutations and combinations. This worksheet shows how Maple can compute permutations and combinations of sets, as well as compute the number of permutations or combinations desired.

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