Examination

Examination for the course will consist of two homework problems sets (worth 18 points each), a paper review with presentation (worth 14 points; mandatory participation), and a final exam (worth 50 points). This gives a total of 100 possible points to be earned. You need to earn at least 51 points to pass the course and at least 80 points to receive an A.

Homework Problem Sets:

Participants will submit solutions to problems on two different problem sets (due dates for each are shown in the course schedule). 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. The due dates are as follows:

Homework set 1: due November 1, 2024, 10:00

Homework set 2: due November 29, 2024, 10:00

More information on homework submission can be found here.

Paper Review and Presentation (mandatory):

Students will be assigned one research paper in enumerative combinatorics to read, for which they will write a 2 - 4 page review together with two to three other students. The papers to be read and the working groups will be assigned by the teachers. The review should be written in a latex article format with standard margins and 11 point font. After having completed their paper reviews, on the ``paper presentations day'' (see schedule), each student will be assigned to a new group of students in which each student will have read a distinct paper. The students in each group will take turns giving a 15 minute presentation on the paper they reviewed to the other members of the group, 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 day of the presentation on December 6, 2024 at the start of the session. More information on the paper review can be found here.

Final Exam:

The final exam will have two key parts: theory (worth 20 points) and problem solving (worth 30 points). 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) 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.