Dates and wording follow the surviving historical record. Entries are newest first.
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Generating Functions, Part II 4pm-5pm EST
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Generating Functions 4pm-5pm EST
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Reading/exercise progress check-in 4pm-4:30pm EST
- Exercise meetings planned to immediately follow weekly meetings (~5-7 pm)
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Limits, Colimits, and Partitions of Unity
Reading groups: Differential Topology
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Proposition: Switch from Lee to Warner's Foundations of Differentiable Manifolds and Lie Groups
- DiffT Brief 3 [attachment not recovered]
Reading groups: Differential Topology
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Measure Theory Ch. 1 assessment released; "due" Oct 2, 2021
Reading groups: Measure Theory
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Reading/exercise progress check-in 4pm-4:30pm EST
- Homo Brief 2 [attachment not recovered]
- Meas Brief 2 [attachment not recovered]
- DiffT Brief 2 [attachment not recovered]
Reading groups: Homotopy Theory · Measure Theory
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Discussion: different levels of compactness; partitions of unity 4pm-5pm EST
- Sep 11 meeting canceled
Reading groups: Differential Topology
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Week 1 Exercises Review: 4pm-4:25pm EST
- Checked progress, determined if pace is appropriate.
- Amendment: ~10-12 pg/week Homotopy theory
- Proposition: Exercise meetings for each book in addition to weekly meeting.
- Homotopy Theory (Strom) Chapter 1 Review: 4:25pm-5pm EST
Reading groups: Homotopy Theory
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Homotopy Theory (Strom) Chapter 1, pg. 1-18 Review: 4pm-5:30pm EST
- Categories, functors, and natural transformations
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxYlj-nUjEw
- Homo Brief 1 [attachment not recovered]
- Measure Theory (Cohn) Chapter 1, pg. 1-8 Review: 5:30pm-5:45pm EST
- Meas Brief 1 [attachment not recovered]
- Smooth Manifolds (Lee) Chapter 1 introduction: 5:45pm-6:00pm EST
- DiffT Brief 1 [attachment not recovered]
Reading groups: Homotopy Theory · Differential Topology · Measure Theory
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Meta meeting: (re)-introducing homotopy theory, differential topology, and measure theory. 4pm-5pm EST
- Homotopy: Strom, ~17-20 pg/week, first 27 chapters (~600 pages)
- Diff. Top.: Lee Smooth Manifolds, ~17-20 pg/week, to de Rham theorem (~500-600 pgs)
- Measure: Cohn, ~8-10 pg/week, first 7 chapters (~200 pgs)
- Platforms introduced.
- Group studies to formally resume going into next week.
Reading groups: Homotopy Theory · Differential Topology · Measure Theory
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Hodge Theory: Forms, cohomology, and harmonicity 4pm-5pm EST
- Video uploaded August 8
- Announced restart of Homotopy Theory and GTDM, plus the addition of Measure Theory, later in the month
- Purpose: use the wiki and Stack Exchange to document progress from the beginning.
Reading groups: Homotopy Theory · Measure Theory
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Working Man's Math II, An Analysis of Finite Volume, Finite Element, and Finite Difference Methods Using Some Concepts from Algebraic Topology 4pm-5pm EST
- Link [attachment not recovered]
- Discussed changing meeting platform to Element
- Announced the addition of Stack Exchange and Fandom Wiki for archival and information sharing purposes.
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: MediaWiki and also some results from Partial Differential Equations 4pm-5pm EST
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Topology, Braids, and mixing of Fluids 4pm-5pm EST
- Link [attachment not recovered]
- Noted that many active members are MIA due to various circumstances
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Progress meeting: 4pm-5pm EST
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Conceptualizing CW Complexes 4pm-5pm EST
- Video uploaded same day
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Brief introduction for newcomers
- Presentations: 4pm-5pm EST
- Modern Classical Homotopy Theory (Strom) Chapter 1 Review
- Video uploaded same day
- Introduction to Topological Manifolds (Lee) Chapters 2 and 3 Review
Reading groups: Homotopy Theory · Differential Topology
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Presentation: Topological Manifolds 4pm-5pm EST
Reading groups: Differential Topology
Homotopy Theory, Differential Topology and Measure Theory
- Point-Set Topology Review: 4pm-5pm EST
- Announced additional study of "geometric theory of differentiable manifolds" (GTDM)
Reading groups: Differential Topology
Abstract Algebra
- Presentation: Introduction to Groups 4pm-5pm EST
- Voted on interest/need in continuing algebra review
- Resolved that no further algebra review was needed
- Voted on interest/need in point-set topology review
- Resolved to spend some time reviewing topology
Abstract Algebra
- Noted that most active participants in the group already have a good working knowledge of abstract algebra.
- Resolved to cover algebra at a significantly faster rate.
Abstract Algebra
- Algebra Lecture 3 uploaded on April 7
- Presentation: Working Man's Math I, Stokes' Problem 4pm-5pm EST
- Link [attachment not recovered]
Abstract Algebra
- Algebra Lecture 1 uploaded on March 31
- Algebra Lecture 2 uploaded on April 2
- Endless Eight screening: 12pm-4pm EST
- Discussed chapter questions: 4pm-5pm EST
Abstract Algebra
- Presentation: Naive Set Theory and Propositional Logic 4pm-5pm
Abstract Algebra
- Largo announces absence from Saturday meetings for foreseeable future and transition to video lecture format.
Abstract Algebra
- General information: 4pm-5pm EST
- Decided to conclude study of Hall's Lie Algebra book