Instructor: Dr. Miklós ABÉRT
Prerequisites: basic algebra and basic linear algebra
Course description:
Inquiry based mathematics means that the students discover most of the
material by themselves, with some help from the teacher and each
other. When it works, the course is more effective (and much more fun)
than a traditional class. It also strongly enhances presentation
skills.
For a detailed description of what traditional inquiry based learning is, see:
http://www.inquirybasedlearning.org/?page=What_is_IBL
The course will be a modification of whats written there. Abert has
taught such experimental courses at the University of Chicago, both as
regular undergraduate courses and in their summer REU program.
The topic will be spectral theory of graphs and groups. Based on the
nature of the course, there will be no detailed syllabus in advance.
Prerequisites: basic algebra and basic linear algebra. Gentle warning:
this course is a lot of work.