Class meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays 11am–12:30pm in 2-147
Instructor: Zilin Jiang
Communication specialist: Malcah Effron
Course description
Seminar in combinatorics, graph theory, and discrete mathematics in general. Participants read and present papers from recent mathematics literature. Instruction and practice in written and oral communication provided. Enrollment limited.
Grading
3 presentations worth 15% each, 3 in-class midterms worth 10% each, and the term paper for 25%.
Attendance policy: Without a valid excuse such as illness, failure to show up at one’s own talk or more than three failures to attend the classes results an immediate failure.
Schedule
| M | W | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/5 | Introduction | ||
| 9/10 | Kimberly Villalobos Carballo Zilu Pan | 9/12 | Presentation workshop |
| 9/17 | Kritkorn Karntikoon Jennifer Zou | 9/19 | Rebekah Terry Inioluwa Oguntola |
| 9/24 | Vivek Miglani Alexander Cauneac | 9/26 | Sophia Xia Zilin Jiang |
| 10/1 | Jamison Rich James Allen | 10/3 | Stephanie Yuen Joseph Kuan |
| 10/8 | No class (Columbus day) | 10/10 | In-class midterm #1 |
| 10/15 | Writing workshop | 10/17 | Stephanie Yuen Zilin Jiang |
| 10/22 | Zilu Pan Kritkorn Karntikoon | 10/24 | Inioluwa Oguntola Joseph Kuan |
| 10/29 | Jennifer Zou Rebekah Terry | 10/31 | Kimberly Villalobos Carballo Jamison Rich |
| 11/5 | Vivek Miglani Alexander Cauneac | 11/7 | Sophia Xia James Allen |
| 11/12 | No class (Veterans day) | 11/14 | In-class midterm #2 |
| 11/19 | Presentation workshop | 11/21 | Vivek Miglani Sophia Xia Jennifer Zou |
| 11/26 | Stephanie Yuen Zilu Pan Alexander Cauneac | 11/28 | Kritkorn Karntikoon Rebekah Terry Joseph Kuan |
| 12/3 | In-class midterm #3 | 12/5 | Peer critique |
| 12/10 | Inioluwa Oguntola Kimberly Villalobos Carballo Jamison Rich | 12/12 | Party |