MATH 4993-100 (12849) and 4994-100 (14050), Spring 2019

Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar

Syllabus

Schedule

Subject to change. Class activities will be rearranged to accomodate speakers.

Week 4993+4994 joint Thursday meeting 4994 arranged meeting
Date Activities etc.
1Jan 17 Introductions, sources for topics, expectations, planning, CoCalc, \(\LaTeX\). Individual consultations on slides
2Jan 24 Guest Speaker: Yaqin Feng Individual consultations on slides
3Jan 31 Initial discussion of topic ideas. Practice with \(\LaTeX\). Practice talk using slides
4Feb 7 4993 draft 0 of Topic Proposal due; you will get feedback on it but no grade.
Guest Speaker: Christopher Renner.
Practice talk using slides
5Feb 14 Further discussion and work on topics and slides. Practice talk using chalk
6Feb 21 4993 draft 1 of Topic Proposal due.
Guest Speaker: Isaac Owusu-Mensah
Practice talk using chalk
7Feb 28 Further discussion and work on topics and slides. Practice talk in final form
8Mar 7 4993 final version of Topic Proposal due.
Guest Speaker: Michael John Burton
Practice talk in final form
Spring Break
9 Mar 21 4993 draft 0 of Topic Content due; you will get feedback on it but no grade.
4994 draft 0 of Report due; you will get feedback on it but no grade.
Student Speaker: Haihai Song
Individual consultations on reports
10Mar 28 Student Speaker: Michael Harry Individual consultations on reports
11April 4 Presentation debriefings.
Work on topic development and reports.
Individual consultations on reports
12April 11 4993 draft 1 of Topic Content due.
4994 draft 1 of Report due.
Student Speaker: Jingmin Gao
Individual consultations on reports
13April 18 Student Speaker: Samantha Skeens Individual consultations on reports
14April 25 Presentation debriefings.
Work on topic development and reports.
Individual consultations on reports
15 Tues Apr 30 4993 final version of Topic Content due 4:40pm.
4994 final version of Report due 4:40pm.

Martin J. Mohlenkamp

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