IMMERSE 2011 Algebra Course
Link to IMMERSE program
Link to current schedule
IMMERSE Instructor:
David Milan, University of Texas at Tyler
email: dmilan "at" uttyler "dot" edu
Graduate Mentors:
Jason Lutz (jlutz3@)
Katie Morrison (s-kmorri11@)
Jeremy Trageser (s-jtrages1@)
(All email addresses end with @math.unl.edu)
Research Paper:
Rolfsen, Dale and Zhu, Jun Braids, Ordering and Zero Divisors
Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, Volume 7 (1998), no. 6, 837-841.
Other References:
Fenn, Greene, Rolfsen, Rourke, Wiest Ordering the braid groups
Pacific Journal of Math, Volume 191, 49-74
Dehornoy, Dynnikov, Rolfsen, Wiest Why are braids orderable?
Societe Mathematique de France, 190pp
Homework:
Homework Solutions: (submitted by graduate mentors and IMMERSE students)
Course Handouts and Material:
- Syllabus
- Lecture Notes (PDF)(TeX) This is where we will store the lecture notes as they are TeXed up by the students.