Math 996, Fall 2008

Math 996 (Topics in Algebraic Combinatorics), Fall 2008
Section 42820

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Instructor: Jeremy Martin

541 Snow, 864-7114
Syllabus (8/21/08)
Meeting times: TTh, 11:00-12:15 PM, 408 Snow
Office hours: By appointment (or just walk in)
Prerequisite: Math 791 or the equivalent. Some knowledge of combinatorics (e.g., Math 724 or better yet my Math 796 course from Spring 2008) will be helpful, but I'll try to make this course as self-contained as possible.
Books:
- Anders Björner and Francesco Brenti, Combinatorics of Coxeter Groups (Springer GTM 231, 2005). [The official course text. We'll cover chapters 1 and 2 and some subset of 3, 4, 7, and 8.] KU students can read the book online (this link may not work off campus, or may require you to sign in with your KUID).
- James Humphreys, Reflection Groups and Coxeter Groups (Cambridge, 1990). [The standard textbook on Coxeter groups, with a less combinatorial and more geometric approach than Björner and Brenti's book.]
- Richard Stanley, Enumerative Combinatorics, volumes 1 and 2 (Cambridge, 1997/1999). [The canonical reference for all things combinatorial.]