Advanced Knowledge Problem of the Week 4-19-18: Contour Integral [Complex Analysis]

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Problem of the Week 4-17-18: Fraction Representations [Algebra]

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A Week of Singularities: April 17-22, 2018: An AMS Special Session + satellite events

Upcoming research lectures at the Center

Tuesday-Thursday, April 17-19: Lecture series by Bernard Teissier and Paolo Aluffi at the Worldwide Center of Mathematics

• Tuesday, April 17, 3-4pm, Bernard Teissier: "A geometric introduction to valuation theory via infinite dimensional algebraic geometry, Part 1"
• Tuesday, April 17, 4:30-5:30pm, Bernard Teissier: "A geometric introduction to valuation theory via infinite dimensional algebraic geometry, Part 2"
• Wednesday, April 18, 3-4pm, Bernard Teissier: "A geometric introduction to valuation theory via infinite dimensional algebraic geometry, Part 3"
• Wednesday, April 18, 4:30-5:30pm, Paolo Aluffi: "Segre classes and other intersection-theoretic invariants of singular schemes, Part 1"
• Thursday, April 19, 3-4pm, Paolo Aluffi: "Segre classes and other intersection-theoretic invariants of singular schemes, Part 2"
• Thursday, April 19, 4:30-5:30pm, Paolo Aluffi: "Segre classes and other intersection-theoretic invariants of singular schemes, Part 3"

Links: 

A Week of Singularities:

http://www.massey.math.neu.edu/dayofsing.html

Center of Math Research:

http://centerofmath.org/research/

Advanced Knowledge Problem of the Week 4-12-18: Cofinite Topology Compactness [Topology]

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Problem of the Week 4-10-18: Polynomial Zero's [Polynomials]

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