Perspectives in Mathematical Sciences
This portion of the course is taught in five lectures from October 13
through November 17. The subject is scissors congruence for polyhedra
in three dimensional euclidean space and Hilbert's third problem.
Here is a more detailed syllabus:
Text: Johan L. Dupont, Scissors congruences, group homology
and characteristic classes, Nankai Tracts in Mathematics,
vol. 1, World Scientific 2001.
Time and place: Tuesday 1:00-2:30 in Science Building 1, room 109.
Report problems:
- Problem 1 (revised). Due Tuesday, November 10, at 5
pm.
- Problem 2. Due Thursday, November 26, at 5
pm.