September 2008 Mathematics Study Plan

Permutations and combinations
R.D. Sharma Chapter 8

Sections
1. The Factorial
2. Exponent of Prime p in n!
3. Fundamental principles of counting
4. Permutations
5. Permutations under certain conditions
6. Permutations of objects not all distinct
7. Permutations when objects can repeat
8. Circular Permutations
9. Combinations
10. Practical Problems on combinations
11. Mixed problems on Permutations and Combinations
12. Selection of one or more items
13. Division of items into groups
14. Division of identical objects into groups
15. Some important results

Total 53 examples are in the chapter

15 sections are to be completed in 10 days. Plan to complete them in 7 days. This will give you 3 days to devote to problems exclusively.

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