Math 996 (Topics in Algebraic Combinatorics -- Coxeter Groups)
Spring 2019

General Information | Source Material | Final Project | Schedule | Links

• Instructor: Jeremy Martin
  
• E-mail: (the best way to contact me)
• Office: 618 Snow Hall, (785) 864-7114
• Office hours: Fridays, 2-4pm, or by appointment
• Lectures: MWF, 10:00-10:50am, Snow 302
• KU course number: 75774
• Syllabus

1. Main textbook: Combinatorics of Coxeter Groups by Anders Björner and Francesco Brenti (Springer, GTM 231, 2005), available in PDF form from KU Libraries (requires KU credentials).
2. Another major resource: Reflection Groups and Coxeter Groups by James Humphreys (Cambridge, 1990). Available from KU Libraries or the publisher.
3. I may post lecture notes for this class on Blackboard (for private use of Math 996 students only; please do not distribute).
4. My own Lecture Notes on Algebraic Combinatorics may be useful.

All future information is subject to change.

KU links

• Jeremy's home page
• KU Mathematics Department
• KU Registrar
• KU policies on academic misconduct
• Student Access Services (resources for students with disabilities)

Sage resources

• Sage (free, open-source mathematical software)
• Quick Tour and Tutorial
• Cell Server (run one command at a time; good for quick calculations)
• CoCalc (create and share your own notebooks; good for bigger projects)
• Coxeter groups and Root systems in Sage