MASS - MASS 2001

Department of Mathematics of the Pennsylvania State University runs a yearly semester-long intensive program for undergraduate students seriously interested in pursuing a career in mathematical sciences. The Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters (MASS) program started in the Fall of 1996 and is held during the Fall semester of each year.

The principal part of the program consists of three core courses chosen from major areas in Algebra/Number Theory, Analysis, and Geometry/Topology respectively, specially designed and offered exclusively to MASS participants, and a weekly MASS seminar.

Additional features include a periodic listing of challenging problems from various fields of mathematics, colloquium-type lectures by visiting and resident mathematicians, and mathematical projects involving creative use of computers.

The following courses will be offered in the Fall of 2001:

Schedule

Combinatorics
Instructor: George Andrews, Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Assistant: Alexander Chindiapine
MWRF 1:25PM-2:15PM
103 MCALLISTER BUILDING
Geometry and Relativity: An Introduction
Instructor: Nigel Higson, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Assistant: David Shoenthal
MWRF 10:10AM-11:00AM
103 MCALLISTER BUILDING
Mathematical Analysis of Fluid Flow
Instructor: Andrew Belmonte, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Assistant: Dima Matsnev
MWRF 11:15AM-12:05PM
103 MCALLISTER BUILDING
MASS Seminar
Instructor: Sergei Tabachnikov, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Director of MASS Program
SEMINAR:
T 9:05AM- 11:00AM
LOCATION: 103 MCALLISTER BUILDING
MASS Colloquium
Instructor: Multiple invited speakers
R 3:30PM- 4:30PM
LOCATION: 103 MCALLISTER BUILDING

Calendar of Events

Arrival Day	08/18
MASS Welcome Party & Orientation	08/20
Classes Begin	08/21
Labor Day Holiday	09/03
Fall Break	10/08 - 10/09
Midterm Exams	10/01 - 10/05
Thanksgiving Holiday Classes end at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday 11/21	11/23 - 11/24
Classes End	12/07
Final Exams	12/08 - 12/12
MASS Graduation Ceremony	12/13