M842: Applied Algebra

Instructor Jose Rodriguez Van Vleck Visiting Professor

Information Announcements will be made at this website. The syllabus can be found on Canvas.

Office Hours (Van Vleck 7th floor): 8am Wednesday and by appointment

Books:
1. Invitation to Nonlinear Algebra
2. Solving polynomial systems

Class : MWF 8:50AM - 9:40AM in B223 Van Vleck Hall

You are encouraged to bookmark this website to check for new announcements.
I do not send reminders via email.

Important dates:

Date

May 1-12 Final projects due.

April 27 Peer feedback should be completed.

Feb 28 Project proposals are due.

Announcements:

Online Instruction Info: (updated March 22) This is an announcement that we will switching to online instruction for the remainder of the semester.
Going forward, I will post my slides on Canvas and a discussion thread will be opened for you to ask questions.
I will also be available via GoogleMeets, which can be accessed here https://google.wisc.edu , to answer questions you might have at the usual time of lecture. Feel free to drop in as you wish.
There is no password to the GoogleMeet, you will be sent an invite by email at the start of the session.

Apr 7: Because of the switch to online instruction. Emails right before class will be the primary source of communication of updates..

Apr 1: Submit a peer feedback for regarding the class projects on canvas. This should include: (1) Your name, (2) the person who is telling you about their project or shared there rough draft with you, (3) the title of this person's project, (4) main Comments, (5) minor Comments, (6) questions you had, and (7) the main ideas. I only require one submission, but I suggest you take the time to two or three to get a sense of what other people are doing.

Mar 25: As requested on Monday, exercises have been posted to Canvas to help. Chapter 10 slides are still on the way.

Mar 22: Slides on Chapter 9.3 of INA have been posted.

Mar 20: This weekend I will post slides on Chapter 9.3, and soon after that slides on Chapter 10.

Mar 16: This is a reminder that the NASO (see Mar 15) starts tomorrow at 11am Madison time.

Mar 15: The NASO (Nonlinear Algebra Seminar Online), to be organized by Alexander Heaton, Miruna-Stefana Sorea, and Bernd Sturmfels, is a new MPI Leipzig seminar series is entirely online and everyone in the world is invited to participate. The meeting is Tuesdays and Thursdays, 17:00-19:00h, local time in Germany. Each session has three talks of 30 minutes, followed by questions. Details are posted at here.
No registration or sign up is needed. To participate, simply visit this page at the scheduled time.

Jan 22-d If you would like to work with a partner on your final project, then by February 28 you need to turn in a collaboration agreement form found here

Jan 22-c This is meant to be an inclusive and collaborative course. If you are worried about the prerequisites/grades, please see me after class so that we can discuss.

Jan 22-b Expositions are perfectly acceptable final projects. Novel results are encouraged but not required.

Jan 22-a Take a look at the AG19 program and find a session/talks that looks interesting to you.

Jan 21-c The syllabus is now available on Canvas.

Jan 21-b The course outline has been updated here.

Jan 21-a Grading procedures have been updated and are listed at the bottom of this page.

Dec 10 The course outline is now online here.

Nov 11 Questions about waitlists should be directed to Placement.

Grading Procedure and Class Grades: Grades will be determined by a final project (50%) and participation (50%). The final project topic should be submitted to me by hardcopy and email by February 28, 11:59pm. In this project you are to describe/solve a polynomial system appearing in applications. Submit your project as a poster (pdf), set of slides (pdf), or as a traditional write up (pdf). Part of your participation grade is to receive and provide peer feedback on another student's project in April.