Practicum for Undergraduate Mathematicians in Combinatorics

April 13 - 14, 2024

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Morning Session

08:00-08:50

Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)

08:50-09:00

Welcome and Introductions

09:00-10:00

Emily Heath (Iowa State University)

Introduction to Extremal Combinatorics

10:00-11:00

Anastasia Chavez (Saint Mary's College of California)

Tutorial Lecture: An introduction to matroid theory (Part 3)

11:00-12:00

Problem Session #1

Afternoon Session

12:00-13:00

Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

13:00-14:00

Anastasia Chavez (Saint Mary's College of California)

Tutorial Lecture: An introduction to matroid theory (Part 3)

14:00-15:00

Problem Session #2

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-16:30

Bennet Goeckner (University of San Diego)

Two famous examples in Enumerative Combinatorics

16:30-17:30

Professional development session #1-facilitated by Anika D O’Donnell

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Morning Session

08:00-09:00

Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)

09:00-10:00

Max Hlavacek (Pomona College)

An invitation to Ehrhart theory

10:00-11:00

Andrés Vindas Meléndez (Harvey Mudd College)

Tutorial Lecture: An introduction to matroid theory (Part 3)

11:00-12:00

Problem Session #3

Afternoon Session

12:00-13:00

Lunch (Hosted by IPAM)

13:00-14:00

José Mijares-Palacios (California State University, Los Angeles (CSU Los Angeles))

An introduction to Ramsey theory and its connections with topology

14:00-15:00

Professional development session #2- facilitated by Anika D O’Donnell

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