For a list of projects grouped by math area, see projects by math area.
Winter 2007-2008 (18 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axiomatic set theory | Noah Schweber Damir Dzhafarov | Logic | Mileti, Joseph R. Mathematical Logic for Mathematicians. Course notes, 2007 |
| The Borsuk Ulam Theorem | Peter Nelson Niles Johnson | Algebraic topology | Matousek, Jiri. Using the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem |
| Graph colorings | Alex Korbonits Ian Biringer | Graph theory | |
| Differential geometry and general relativity | Jesse Marshall Tam Nguyen | Differential geometry/topology | |
| Algebraic graph theory | William C Abram Josh Grochow | Graph theory | Biggs, N. Algebraic Graph Theory |
| Nonstandard analysis | Dylan Allegretti Michael Shulman | Nonstandard analysis | Goldblatt. Lectures on the Hyperreals. |
| Fourier analysis | Chenchuan Li Ed Wallace | Fourier analysis | Korner. Fourier Analysis |
| Bass-Serre theory | Nicolas Ford Tom Church | Geometric group theory | Serre. Trees |
| P-adic analysis | Bo Peng Marius Beceanu | P-adic numbers | |
| Elliptic curves | Vladislav Vladilenov Petkov Michael Broshi | Algebraic number theory | Tate and Silverman. Rational Points on Elliptic Curves |
| Mordell's Theorem | Robert Bishop Bert Guillou | Algebraic number theory | |
| Algebraic number theory | Melissa Lynn Adam Allan | Algebraic number theory | Milne. Notes on algebraic number theory. |
| Euler characteristic and Gauss-Bonnet theorem | Elizabeth DeYoung Travis Schedler | Differential geometry/topology | Do Carmo. Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces |
| Riemann surfaces | Lisa Wang John Lind | Riemann surfaces | Kirwin. Complex Algebraic Curves |
| Number Fields and Class Groups | Joseph Herbert Sundeep Balaji | Algebraic number theory | Borevich and Shafarevich. Number Theory |
| Stochastic Processes | Daniel Beksha Shawn Drenning | Probability | Lawler, Gregory. Introduction to Stochastic Processes |
| Lie groups and geometry | Adam Anderson Matthew Day | Differential geometry/topology | |
| Optimization theory | David Palm Timur Akhunov | Optimization theory | Sundaram, Rangarajan K. A First Course in Optimization Theory |
Spring 2007-2008 (19 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representation theory and quantum mechanics | Vladislav Vladilenov Petkov richard cudney | Representation theory | Linearity, Symmetry, and Prediction in the Hydrogen Atom. Springer UTM |
| Tropical Geometry | Youlian Simidjiyski Elizabeth Beazley | Algebraic geometry | Speyer, David, and Sturmfels, Bernd. Tropical Mathematics |
| Logic | Noah Schweber Damir Dzhafarov | Logic | standard reference by Ebinghaus for Lindstrom's theorem |
| Introduction to Probability | kelly kennedy hanna bennett | Probability | |
| algebraic curves and Riemann surfaces | Matthew Woolf Tam Nguyen | Riemann surfaces | Miranda. Algebraic curves and Riemann surfaces. |
| Ergodic Theory in Number Theory | Elan Bechor Tomasz Zamojski | Ergodic theory | Pollicott. (book on dynamical systems of ergodic theory) |
| First-order logic and model theory | Dylan Allegretti David Diamondstone | Logic | Marker, David. Model Theory: An Introduction. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. |
| Zeta functions of number fields | adam kaye Nicolas Ojeda Bar | Algebraic number theory | |
| Number theory | Robert Bishop burton newman | Combinatorial number theory | |
| First order logic | Cong Han Lim John Lind | Logic | |
| Fourier analysis | Bo Peng Timur Akhunov | Fourier analysis | Stein. Fourier Analysis |
| Fourier analysis | umnouy ponsukcharoen Shawn Drenning | Fourier analysis | Stein. Fourier Analysis |
| Topology/analysis | korea khalid bou-rabee | Analysis | Jones, Frank. Lebesgue Integration on Euclidean Space |
| Combinatorics | carmel levy Ian Biringer | Combinatorics | |
| Elliptic curves and cryptography | Tom Milnor Aaron Marcus | Algebraic number theory | Koblitz. A Course in Cryptography and Number Theory |
| Game theory | Minhao Benjamin Chen Jim Fowler | Game theory | |
| Linear algebra | angelica wong Adam Allan | Linear algebra | |
| Representation theory | diminate Saravanan Thiyagarajan | Representation theory | |
| Computability and Algorithmic Information: Quantitative Versions of Godel Incompleteness | Wai Lee Chin Feman Josh Grochow | Computability and complexity theory |
Fall 2008-2009 (14 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry of Surfaces | Noah Schweber neil raman Ian Biringer | Differential geometry/topology | |
| sheaves, complex analysis and GAGA | Elan Bechor Alan Anders | Algebraic geometry | |
| complexity theory | Mark Stoehr Matthew Wright | Computability and complexity theory | http://www.cs.princeton.edu/theory/index.php/Compbook/Draft |
| The Fundamental Group | dfeltey Jared Bass | Algebraic topology | |
| Introduction to Manifolds | Patrick Greene Strom Borman | Differential geometry/topology | Janich, Klaus. Vector Analysis |
| Van der Waerden's Theorem | Conor Hughes burton newman | Combinatorics | |
| Reverse math | Alex Rosenfeld Damir Dzhafarov | Logic | Simpson, Stephen. Subsystems of Second Order Arithmetic |
| Gröbner bases | Youlian Simidjiyski Daniele Rosso | Algebraic geometry | Cox, Little, and O'Shea. Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms. |
| Number theory | Michael LeFors Aaron Marcus | Combinatorial number theory | Erdos and Suranyi. Topics in Number Theory |
| Matrix groups | Tom Milnor Vipul Naik | Lie groups | Morton L. Curtis, Matrix Groups |
| Category theory | Donald Laackman Emily Riehl | Category theory | |
| Fourier analysis | Aaron McKnight Timur Akhunov | Fourier analysis | Stein. Fourier Analysis |
| Fractals | dustin hedmark Shawn Drenning | Fractals | Falconer. Fractal Geometry |
| Topological Genericity | Melissa Yeung Tomasz Zamojski | Topological dynamics | Hochman. Genericity in topological dynamics. (paper) |
Winter 2008-2009 (17 projects):
Spring 2008-2009 (24 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Models of Peano Arithmetic | Robby Sare David Diamondstone | Logic | |
| Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology | Donald Laackman Claire Tomesch | Algebraic topology | Bott and Tu. Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology. |
| Differential Geometry | Hikaru Kiyo Tam Nguyen | Differential geometry/topology | |
| Logic | Noah Schweber Damir Dzhafarov | Logic | |
| Stochastic Processes | daniel smith Brent Werness | Probability | Williams. Probability with Martingales. |
| commutative algebra and algebraic geometry | Ariel Hafftka Vipul Naik | Algebraic geometry | Dummit and Foote. Abstract Algebra, 3rd Edition. |
| Topos Theory in Physics | John Dougherty Evan Jenkins | Topos theory | |
| Complex analysis | Isaac Davis Timur Akhunov | Complex analysis | Stein and Shakarchi. Complex Analysis |
| Algorithms of Algebra and Number Theory | Cong Han Lim Aaron Marcus | Algebraic geometry | Cox, Little, and O'Shea. Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms |
| Topology from the Differential Viewpoint | Wolfgang Schmaltz Strom Borman | Differential geometry/topology | Milnor |
| number theory | Jasper DeAntonio michael miller | Elementary number theory | Silverman, Joseph. A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory |
| Linear Algebra | Shiv Subramaniam Daniele Rosso | Linear algebra | Axler. Linear Algebra Done Right. |
| complex algebraic curves | Vladislav Vladilenov Petkov Sundeep Balaji | Algebraic geometry | Kirwan, Francis. (?) |
| Introduction to Logic | zhongtian dai John Lind | Logic | Robbin. Mathematical Logic: A First Course |
| Visual Introduction to Complex Analysis | Zsolt Terdik Rita Jimenez | Complex analysis | Needham, Tristan. Visual Complex Analysis. Oxford University Press |
| Fourier analysis | Seth Weidman Shawn Drenning | Fourier analysis | Stein. Fourier Analysis |
| The Spectral Theorem | Jonathan James Gleason catalin carstea | Functional analysis | Hassani, S. Mathematical Physics |
| Combinatorial Game Theory | korei klein Jared Bass | Combinatorial game theory | Conway. On Numbers and Games |
| The Prime Number Theorem | Jay Shah burton newman | Analytic number theory | Apostol. Analytic Number Theory |
| Differential manifolds | Je-ok Choi Matthew Thibault | Differential geometry/topology | |
| Existence and Uniqueness for Ordinary Differential Equations | Jonathan Libgober Francis Chung | Differential equations | Gamelin and Greene. Introduction to Topology |
| Algebraic K-theory | adam kaye Thanos Papaioannou | Algebraic geometry | |
| Knot Theory | Paige North Emily Riehl | Algebraic topology | The Knot Book |
| Linear Differential Equations | McKee Krumpak al anders | Differential equations |
Fall 2009-2010 (14 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra | Jay Shah al anders | Algebra | Bergman. An Invitation to General Algebra and Universal Constructions |
| Logic | Scott Messick Matthew Wright | Logic | Jech. Set Theory |
| Harmonic analysis | Dennis Kriventsov Timur Akhunov | Harmonic analysis | Stein. Harmonic Analysis |
| Topology | Valer Popa Grigori Avramidi | Algebraic topology | Bott and Tu. Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology |
| A first course in math culture. | Rebecca Hoberg Strom Borman | Elementary mathematics | Laczkovich, Miklos. Conjecture and Proof |
| Category Theory (Project Canceled) | daniel genovessylvan Anna Marie Bohmann | ||
| Mathematical Physics | Jonathan James Gleason Evan Jenkins | Mathematical physics | Hassani, Sadri. Mathematical Physics |
| Category Theory | Noah Schweber Rolf Hoyer | Category theory | Goldblatt. Topoi: The categorial analysis of logic |
| Elementary Number Theory | Nick Ramsey Daniele Rosso | Elementary number theory | Jones and Jones. Elementary Number Theory |
| Group Theory | Wolfgang Schmaltz Adam Allan | Group theory | Holt, Dereck. Handbook of Computational Group Theory |
| Partial Differential Equations | Valeriya Talovikova spencer dowdall | Differential equations | Strauss, Walter A. Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction |
| Category Theory | David M Price Aaron Marcus | Category theory | Awodey. Category Theory |
| Manifolds | Jason Quinones Jared Bass | Differential geometry/topology | Guillemin and Pollack. Differential Topology |
| Geometry/topology | Kathy Snyder Tom Church | Differential geometry/topology | do Carmo. Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces |
Winter 2009-2010 (13 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categorical Logic | Noah Schweber Josh Grochow | Logic | Chagrov and Zakharyachev. Modal Logic |
| Group Theory | Neel J. Patel Adam Allan | Representation theory | |
| Flows on manifolds | Alex Korbonits Ariel Barton | Differential geometry/topology | Hamilton's papers on the Ricci flow. |
| Lie Groups | Jonathan James Gleason Alex Wright | Lie groups | Hassani, Sadri. Mathematical Physics: A Modern Introduction to Its Foundations |
| Geometry and differential forms | Nick Ramsey Rita Jimenez | Differential geometry/topology | do Carmo. Differential forms and applications |
| Probability | Ryan Wang Zachary Madden | Probability | |
| Manifolds and Lie Groups | Tengren Zhang Kathryn Mann | Lie groups | Lee, John M. Introduction to Smooth Manifolds |
| Algebra | John Reilly al anders | Algebraic number theory | Tate and Silverman. Rational Points on Elliptic Curves |
| Combinatorial Game Theory | Paige North Jared Bass | Combinatorial game theory | Conway. On Numbers and Games |
| Young Tableaux | David M Price Daniele Rosso | Representation theory | Fulton. Young Tableaux: With Applications to Representation Theory and Geometry |
| Algebraic Topology | Melissa Lynn Anna Marie Bohmann | Algebraic topology | Aguilar et al. Algebraic Topology from a Homotopical Viewpoint. |
| Category Theory | daniel genovessylvan Aaron Marcus | Category theory | Awodey. Category Theory |
| Local class field theory via Lubin-Tate theory | Vladislav Vladilenov Petkov Takashi Suzuki | Algebraic number theory | Iwasawa, Kenkichi. Local class field theory. Oxford Science Publications, 1986 |
Spring 2009-2010 (12 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse math and knowledge spaces | Noah Schweber Damir Dzhafarov | Logic | |
| Model theory | Caroline Terry David Diamondstone | Logic | Chang, C. C. and Keisler, H. Jerome. Model Theory |
| Geometry | David M Price Rita Jimenez | Hyperbolic geometry | Iversen, Birger. Hyperbolic Geometry. Anderson, James W. Hyperbolic Geometry |
| Logic | Jasper DeAntonio Matthew Wright | Logic | Enderton. |
| Young tableaux and representations of the symmetric group | John Wiltshire-Gordon Vipul Naik | Representation theory | Kerov. |
| Compact Lie Groups | Neel J. Patel Daniele Rosso | Lie groups | Baker. Matrix groups, an introduction to Lie groups |
| Special (co)limits and Kan extensions | Donald Laackman Emily Riehl | Category theory | |
| Elliptic curves and applications | Cong Han Lim Aaron Marcus | Algebraic number theory | |
| Elementary mathematics | Maxwell Stolarski John Lind | Combinatorial game theory | Conway. On Numbers and Games |
| Analytic Number Theory | Dylan Allegretti Shawn Drenning | Analytic number theory | Serre. A Course in Arithmetic |
| Riemann surfaces | Wolfgang Schmaltz hyomin choi | Riemann surfaces | Miranda. Algebraic Curves and Riemann Surfaces |
| Algebraic Geometry | Tengren Zhang Kathryn Mann | Algebraic geometry | Smith. An invitation to Algebraic Geometry |
Fall 2010-2011 (9 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to characteristic classes | Jay Shah Rita Jimenez | Differential geometry/topology | Bott and Tu. Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology. |
| Representation Theory | Neel J. Patel Charles Staats | Representation theory | Fulton and Harris. Representation Theory: A first course |
| Number Theory | Moira Cassidy Tom Church | ||
| Algebraic Curves | samuel bloom ian shipman | Algebraic geometry | Fulton, William. Algebraic Curves |
| Homological Algebra | Donald Laackman Jonathan Sun | Homological algebra | Weibel. An Introduction to Homological Algebra |
| Topoi and Logic | Paige North Jonathan Stephenson | Topos theory | Maclane and Moerdijk. Sheaves in Geometry and Logic |
| Category Theory | Watee Srinin Jared Bass | Category theory | Awodey. Category Theory |
| Probability | zhongtian dai Marcelo Alvisio | Probability | Williams, David. Probability with Martingales. |
| Logic | William Chan Matthew Wright | Logic | Jech. Set theory |
Winter 2010-2011 (6 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The BGG category O | Neel J. Patel Aaron Marcus | Representation theory | Humphreys, James. Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras in the BGG Category O |
| Probability | Anil Vaitla Marcelo Alvisio | Probability | Williams, David. Probability with Martingales |
| Reverse math | Noah Schweber Damir Dzhafarov | Logic | |
| Number theory | Watson Ladd Preston Wake | ||
| Categorical logic | Nick Ramsey Emily Riehl | Category theory | Lambek and Scott |
| Randomness | William Chan David Diamondstone | André Nies, Computability and Randomness, Oxford University Press, 2009. |
Spring 2010-2011 (9 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex Analysis and Probability | Gideon Dresdner Brent Werness | ||
| Stochastic analysis | Greg Mitseas Marcelo Alvisio | Stochastic calculus | Shreve, Steven. Stochastic Calculus for Finance: Continuous-Time Models. |
| Automorphic forms on GL(2) | Neel J. Patel swarnendu datta | Algebraic geometry | Professor Ngo's course on automorphic forms. |
| Advanced algebraic topology | Jay Shah Mona Merling | Model category theory | May, Peter. A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology. |
| Combinatorial Game Theory | Eric Guan Jared Bass | Combinatorial game theory | Conway. On Numbers and Games. |
| Number theory | Sam Bailey Preston Wake | The Gamma Function - Emil Artin |
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| Lie groups | James Murphy Kathryn Mann | Lie groups | Lee, John C. Introduction to smooth manifolds |
| Set theory | Daping Weng Matthew Wright | Set theory | Jech. Set Theory |
| Linear algebra up to the spectral theorem | Zihao Jiang Fedor Manin | Linear algebra | Axler, Sheldon. Linear Algebra Done Right |
Fall 2011-2012 (7 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model category theory | Elden Elmanto Mona Merling | Category theory | May. A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology II |
| Elementary topology | Jasson Elliott Claire Tomesch | ||
| Fourier analysis | Alec Zimmer Olga Turanova | Fourier analysis | Duoandikoetxea, Javier. Fourier Analysis |
| Logic | Sam Bailey Matthew Wright | Logic | Enderton. |
| Algebra (canceled) | Joshua Gensler Vaidehee Madhav Thatte | 1. Undergraduate Commutative Algebra, M.REID 2. Introduction to Commutative Algebra, ATIYAH-MACDONALD |
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| Analysis | jesse silliman Max Engelstein | ||
| Geometry | McKee Krumpak Kathryn Mann | Differential geometry/topology | Thurston. three-dimensional geometry and topology. |
Winter 2011-2012 (15 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry of Surfaces | arindrima datta Rita Jimenez | Hyperbolic geometry | Stillwell. Geometry of Surfaces |
| Analysis/applied math/Fourier analysis | Zhe Wang Olga Turanova | Fourier analysis | Vretblad, Anders. Fourier analysis and its applications |
| Morse theory | Rebecca Hoberg wouter van limbeek | Differential geometry/topology | Guillemin and Pollack. Differential topology |
| Advanced Algebraic Topology | Elden Elmanto Mona Merling | ||
| Hausdorff dimension and Fractals | Orest Xherija Daniel Studenmund | ||
| Graph Theory | Alexandru Hostiuc Vaidehee Madhav Thatte | Graph theory | Roberts and Tesman. Applied Combinatorics |
| Probability/analysis | Eric Guan hyomin choi | Probability | Ross, Sheldon. Stochastic Processes |
| Category theory/Logic | Benjamin Gammage Matthew Wright | Category theory | Awodey. Category Theory |
| Number theory | Siddharth Patel Valia Gazaki | Algebraic number theory | |
| Ergodic theory | Sarah Peluse Alex Wright | Ergodic theory | Einsiedler and Ward. Ergodic theory with a view towards number theory |
| Fourier Analysis | Joshua Bosshardt Bena Tshishiku | Fourier analysis | Terras. Fourier Analysis on Finite Groups and Applications |
| Differential Geometry / General Relativity | Savannah Thais Markus Kliegl | Differential geometry/topology | Schutz, Bernard. A First Course in General Relativity |
| Combinatorial Game Theory | Zihao Jiang Jared Bass | Combinatorial game theory | Conway. On Numbers and Games |
| Algebraic geometry - Sheaves | McKee Krumpak Preston Wake | Algebraic geometry | |
| Elementary number theory (PROJECT CANCELED) | Yinglei Chen Vipul Naik | Elementary number theory |
Spring 2011-2012 (11 projects):
Project name |
Participants | Math area |
Books/resources used (default citation format is author (last, first). title) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topics in geometry (Morse theory?) | jesse silliman Fedor Manin | ||
| Logic | Younghan Lee Matthew Wright | Sipser |
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| Differential forms | arindrima datta wouter van limbeek | Multidimensional Real Analysis - Integration (Duistermaat / Kolk) |
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| Topics in algebra | Samuel Dooley Vaidehee Madhav Thatte | A First Course in Abstract Algebra: J.B. Fraleigh. Undergraduate Commutative Algebra: M. Reid. |
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| Point-set topology | Orest Xherija Bena Tshishiku | Munkres, Topology |
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| PDE's | Bradly Stadie Markus Kliegl | Evans, Lawrence C. Partial Differential Equations. |
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| Steenrod operations | Elden Elmanto Mona Merling | ||
| Mean field games | Jonathan Libgober Jessica Lin | ||
| Introduction to smooth manifolds | Zihao Jiang Asilata Bapat | An Introduction to Manifolds (Loring Tu) Differential Topology (Victor Guillemin and Alan Pollack) |
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| Mathematical programming and optimization | Igor Vasiljevic Olga Turanova | "Mathematical Programming: An Introduction to Optimization," by Melvyn W. Jeter |
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| Topology | jiaqi jiang Jared Bass | Topology, Munkres. |