| Monday | Wednesday |
|---|---|
| 25 August Introduction and Syllabus Angie: What is a knot? | |
| 30 August Angie: more knot invariants | 1 September |
| 6 September No Classes | 8 September |
| 13 September | 15 September |
| 20 September | 22 September |
| 27 September | 29 September No Class Attend Dr. Adams talk at 2 pm in Olson Auditorium |
| 4 October | 6 October |
| 11 October | 13 October |
| 18 October | 20 October |
| 25 October | 27 October |
| 1 November | 3 November |
| 8 November | 10 November |
| 15 November | 17 November |
| 22 November | 24 November No classes |
| 28 November | 1 December |
| 6 December | 8 December |
| Topics Covered | Homework |
|---|---|
| Syllabus Angie: What is a knot? Definition of a knot prime v. composite Crossing number Unknotting number Tricoloring | For Monday: Angie: Bridge number and Dowker notation Why can't we always tricolor a knot whose crossing number is divisible by 3? For Wednesday: Christy Sue: What is a graph? Basic definitions and examples |
| Topics Covered | Homework |
|---|---|
| Syllabus Angie: Bridge number Dowker notation: For Wednesday: Christy Sue: What is a graph? Basic definitions and examples For Monday: Angie: more on bridge number rational knots |