Prerequisites: | Math 370/371 or equivalent |
| or permission of the instructor |
Instructor: | Julia Hartmann, DRL 4N38 |
| (215)898-7847, hartmann@math.upenn.edu |
| Office Hours Mon 2-3 and by appointment |
Lecture: | MW 10:30-12 4C2 |
| Certain classes will be moved to a Friday (10:30-12), with appropriate notice.
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| The first class is on Wednesday, 1/13 (which runs on a Monday schedule according to the university calendar). |
Homework: | There will be regular homework assignments. |
Textbook: | Computational Invariant Theory |
| Harm Derksen and Gregor Kemper |
| 2nd Edition, Springer Verlag 2015 |
The textbook is meant as a main reference for the course. I will be giving other references during the class. It is not necessary to own the book as I will be making my lecture notes available on Canvas. Also, despite the title of the book the main focus of the class will