Mathematics Colloquium
MAT 5921 Spring 2019
www.math.fsu.edu/~kercheva/Courses/19Spring/MAT5921syllabus.html
101 LOV
F 3:35--4:25 pm

instructor
Prof. Alec N. Kercheval
contact me
202B Love Building; 644-8701 (office); 644-2202 (front desk)
webpage: http://www.math.fsu.edu/~kercheva/
office hours MWF 10-11 am; or by appointment
eligibility
This course is designed for Math PhD students; all students with graduate standing may enroll. The course is normally offered every Fall and Spring semester.
objectives
The colloquium is a series of invited lectures by various mathematicians on current research topics in mathematics. Talks are intended to be accessible to a general mathematical audience, including graduate students outside the speaker's field of specialty. The colloquium series is a long-standing traditional activity of math departments around the world, allowing faculty and students exposure to mathematical developments across many areas. The mathematics graduate program at FSU incorporates the colloquium as a part of the general education of its students, and therefore all graduate students are encouraged to attend each week, whether or not they are registered for the course.
requirements
PhD students are required to pass two semesters of the Colloquium course. A passing grade (S) for each of these two semesters requires attendance at a minimum of 8 colloquiua during the semester. There will be a sign-in sheet at each colloquium talk to record attendance.


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In this class, you are permitted to work together with classmates on homework problems, but you must turn in only work written by yourself. All exams and any other assignments must reflect only your own work unassisted by others.

Audio, video, or photographic recording of class activity is not permitted except by express permission of the instructor.


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