MAT 401 Syllabus Seminar in Mathematics: Algebra and Algorithms Fall 2017

The schedule for topics covered in lecture is as follows.

• Tuesday, August 29
  Introduction to the topic.
  
  
• Thursday, August 31
  First presentation.
  1-1. Instructor.
  Second presentation.
  1-2. Instructor.
  
  
• Tuesday, September 5
  Labor Day. No class.
  
  
• Thursday, September 7
  Computer presentation. Instructor
  
  
• Tuesday, September 12
  First presentation.
  1-3. Instructor.
  Second presentation.
  1-4. Instructor.
  
  
• Thursday, September 14
  First presentation.
  1-5. Instructor.
  Second presentation.
  2-1, 2-2. Instructor.
  Problem Set 1 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, September 19
  First presentation.
  2-3.
  Second presentation.
  2-4.
  
  
• Thursday, September 21
  First presentation.
  2-5.
  Second presentation.
  2-6.
  Problem Set 2 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, September 26
  First presentation.
  2-7.
  Second presentation.
  2-8.
  
  
• Thursday, September 28
  First presentation.
  3-1.
  Second presentation.
  3-2.
  Problem Set 3 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, October 3
  First presentation.
  3-3.
  Second presentation.
  3-4.
  
  
• Thursday, October 5
  First presentation.
  3-5 to bottom of p. 153, "Resultants."
  Second presentation.
  3-5 from bottom of p. 153, "Resultants."
  Problem Set 4 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, October 10
  First presentation.
  3-6.
  Second presentation.
  4-1.
  
  
• Thursday, October 12
  First presentation.
  4-2.
  Second presentation.
  4-3.
  Problem Set 5 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, October 17
  First presentation.
  4-4.
  Second presentation.
  4-5.
  
  
• Thursday, October 19
  First presentation.
  4-6.
  Second presentation.
  5-1.
  Problem Set 6 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, October 24
  First presentation.
  5-2.
  Second presentation.
  5-3.
  
  
• Thursday, October 26
  First presentation.
  5-4.
  Second presentation.
  5-5.
  Problem Set 7 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, October 31
  First presentation.
  5-6.
  Second presentation.
  6-1, 6-2.
  
  
• Thursday, November 2
  First presentation.
  6-3.
  Second presentation.
  6-4.
  Problem Set 8 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 7
  First presentation.
  6-5.
  Second presentation.
  7-1.
  
  
• Thursday, November 9
  First presentation.
  7-2.
  Second presentation.
  7-3.
  Problem Set 9 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 14
  First presentation.
  7-4.
  Second presentation.
  8-1, 8-2 to middle of p. 363.
  
  
• Thursday, November 16
  First presentation.
  8-2 from middle of p. 363, 8-3.
  Second presentation.
  8-4.
  Problem Set 10 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 21
  First presentation.
  8-5 to top of p. 391.
  Second presentation.
  8-5 from top of p. 391.
  Deadline to confirm paper topic with instructor.
  
  
• Thursday, November 23
  Thanksgiving. No class.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 28
  First presentation.
  8-6.
  Second presentation.
  9-1.
  
  
• Thursday, November 30
  First presentation.
  9-2.
  Second presentation.
  9-3.
  Problem Set 11 due in lecture.
  
  
• Tuesday, December 5
  First presentation.
  9-4.
  Second presentation.
  9-5.
  
  
• Thursday, December 7
  First presentation.
  9-6.
  Second presentation.
  9-7.
  Final papers due in lecture.
  
  

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