Graduate topology seminar: kan seminar
Master
In Maynard (USA)
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Master
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Maynard (USA)
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This is a literature seminar with a focus on classic papers in Algebraic Topology. It is named after the late MIT professor Daniel Kan. Each student gives one or two talks on each of three papers, chosen in consultation with the instructor, reads all the papers presented by other students, and writes reactions to the papers. This course is useful not only to students pursuing algebraic topology as a field of study, but also to those interested in symplectic geometry, representation theory, and combinatorics.
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- Professor Training
- Geometry
Course programme
Lectures: 3 sessions / week, 1 hour / session
18.906 Algebraic Topology II
The Kan seminar—named after the late MIT professor Daniel Kan—focuses on classic papers in algebraic topology. Each student gives one or two talks on each of three papers, chosen in consultation with the instructor, reads all the papers presented by other students, and writes reactions to the papers. This course is useful not only to students pursuing algebraic topology as a field of study, but also to those interested in symplectic geometry, representation theory, and combinatorics.
Each student gives one or two talks on each of three papers, alternating presentations throughout the semester.
*About one-third of the practice talks were included in the course calendar; students scheduled the remaining two-thirds independently.
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Graduate topology seminar: kan seminar