Undergraduate Seminar in Discrete Mathematics

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