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Lectures: TR 2:55-4:10, Malott 203 Lecturer: Karola Mészáros Lecturer office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:10-5, Malott Hall 440 Teaching assistant: Balázs Elek Teaching assistant office hours: Wednesdays 3-5pm, Malott 218 Topic: We will explore the world of n-dimensional polytopes in this class. We will learn both about general (combinatorial) properties of and techniques for handling polytopes, as well as look at many interesting examples of them. Time permitting we will also learn about exciting results regarding hyperplane arrangements. Textbook: There is no required textbook. Most everything we will do is contained in G. Ziegler. Lectures on polytopes. (hard copy on reserve in the library) M. Beck, S. Robins. Computing the continuous discretely (available as ebook, hard copy on reserve in the library) E. Swartz. From polytopes to enumeration R. Stanley. An introduction to hyperplane arrangements. Grading: Problem sets: 45%. Prelim on March 26: 30%. Presentation April 30 & May 5: 20%. Lecture note writing (legibly handwritten or Latex, your choice): 5%. The classroom is a technology-free zone. If you feel you have a serious reason to use some gadget, please discuss this with me in advance. |