MATH 474
Tropical Geometry
Last Offered Spring 2021
Division III Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
This course is not offered in the current catalog

Class Details

This course offers an introduction to tropical geometry, a young subject that has already established deep connections between itself and pure and applied mathematics. We will study a rich variety of objects arising from polynomials over the min-plus semiring, where addition is defined as taking a minimum, and multiplication is defined as usual addition. We will learn how these polyhedral objects connect to other areas of mathematics like algebraic geometry, and how they can be applied to solve problems in scheduling theory, phylogenetics, and other diverse fields.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 25
Expected: 15
Class#: 5368
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: participation, problem sets, quizzes, exams, and a final project
Prerequisites: MATH 355 or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Senior math majors
Distributions: Division III Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
QFR Notes: This course builds quantitative skills

Class Grid

Updated 1:24 am

Course Catalog Search


(searches Title and Course Description only)
TERM




SUBJECT
DIVISION



DISTRIBUTION



ENROLLMENT LIMIT
COURSE TYPE
Start Time
End Time
Day(s)