Examination
Examination for the course will consist of three homework problems sets (worth 12 points each), a paper review and presentation (worth 14 points), and a final exam (worth 50 points). This gives a total of 100 possible points to be earned. You need to earn at least 50 points to pass the course and at least 80 points to receive an A.
Homework Problem Sets:
Students will submit solutions to problems on three different problem sets (due dates for each are shown in the course schedule below). Students may work together to solve the problems in groups of up to three, but each student must write (in their own words) and submit their own set of solutions to each problem set. They must also report the names of their collaborators on their submitted solution sets.
Paper Review and Presentation:
Students will be assigned one of three research papers in enumerative combinatorics to read, for which they will write a 2 - 4 page review together with three other students. The papers to be read and the working groups will be assigned by the teachers (Katharina and Svante). The review should be written in a latex article format with standard margins and 11 point font. After having completed their paper reviews, each member of the group will be assigned to a new group of four students in which each student will have read a distinct paper. On the ``student presentations day'' (see schedule), the students in each group will take turns giving a 25 minute presentation on the paper they reviewed to the other three members, who will be expected to ask questions and engage with the presenter. Working groups and papers will be assigned on the date specified in the course schedule.
The paper review is due by the start of class on 16 December 2022 (the day of the presentations).
Final Exam:
The final exam will have two key parts: theory and problem solving. For the theory part, the students will be expected to recall key definitions and/or the statement and/or proofs of key theorems discussed in the course. The students will receive a list (i.e. a study guide, see below) of the theorems they may be asked to recall. For the problem solving part, students will be asked to give solutions to problems relating to the material covered in the course.