Honors Discovery Seminar: What is research in theoretical mathematics?

Students can find most course information on Moodle. This website will be a record of topics, assignments, and handouts.

Class materials

February 8: Welcome and Introduction
Syllabus
First Day Auction and description of associated open problems

February 15: Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning
Five proofs to read critically

February 22: No class (UMass follows a Monday schedule)

March 1: No class meeting, but videos instead!
Students must watch one short video and make some comments on it. Find the video options on Moodle!

March 8: Topology
Presentations of surfaces

March 15: No class (Spring Break)

March 22: Graph Theory
Introduction to graphs

March 29: Graph Theory, Part II
Planar graphs

April 5: Number Theory and RSA Cryptography
Introduction to number theory
Cryptography worksheet

April 12: Presentation Discussion and Combinatorics
Final presentation information
Combinatorics worksheet

April 19: Presentation Discussion and Combinatorics
Real analysis introduction

April 26, May 3, May 10: Student Presentations