MIT 18.226 Probabilistic Methods in Combinatorics, Fall 2024 - Linearity of Expectations

MIT 18.226 Probabilistic Methods in Combinatorics, Fall 2024 Instructor: Yufei Zhao View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-226-probabilistic-methods-in-combinatorics-fall-2022/ YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61cYB5ymvFiEbIb-wWHfaqO Two quick combinatorial applications of linearity of expectations: (1) the number of fixed points of a random permutation (2) Hamilton paths in tournaments. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.