Algebra is the discipline of pure mathematics that is concerned with the study of the abstract properties of a set, once this is endowed with one or more operations that respect certain rules (axioms) ...

Combinatorics and discrete mathematics form a vibrant and expansive branch of modern mathematics, dedicated to the study of finite or countable structures and the methods used to count, classify, and ...

N. Alon, J. Spencer, The Probabilistic Method, Wiley, 1992. Additional course notes may be distributed. The main theme of the course will be concerned with applications of probabilistic methods in ...

The winners of the 2018 medals of The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications have been announced, and include two former members of the SFU Department of Mathematics. Shuxing Li won one of ...