Lecture 1: Pigeonhole Principle

MIT 18.200 Principles of Discrete Applied Mathematics, Spring 2024 Instructor: Ankur Moitra View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-200-principles-of-discrete-applied-mathematics-spring-2024 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61p2fXeXjNCrfNHFwyW-bl0 We first describe the mechanics of the course. We then discuss the pigeonhole principle, explaining what it is and giving several surprising applications of it. The we briefly discuss foundations of probability and sample spaces. 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.