Literacy Seminar Page
M397S, Fall 2013
Literacy Seminar in Geometry and Topology
David Ben-Zvi, benzvi@math.utexas.edu
Class MWF 2:00-3:00 pm in
Room: RLM 11.176
Office Hours
MW 3-4 pm (subject to change) in RLM 10.168
Course description: Each student will give three presentations to the class (each preceded by a practice talk)
and discuss each presentation with the instructor before and after. Each student will also hand in a commentary or reaction to each paper being
presented of approximately half a page in length. The primary aim of the class is to help students learn to present
mathematical research in a polished and effective manner, and to
learn all of the resources available to them in tackling a paper.
Prerequisite By invitation only.
SSD Accommodations:
Any student with a documented disability who requires academic accommodations should contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at (512) 471-6259 (voice) or 1-866-329-3986 (video phone).
Papers:
A list of suggested papers is available
here. Feel free to suggest other papers not from this list!
Schedule:
Please upload your commentaries on each of the papers at
this link. You should also bring a hard copy to class.
The commentaries are to be between a half page and a single page. Once you
upload your commentary on a paper, you will have access to those of your
classmates.