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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Packing

Without getting totally mundane here, I'm packing for Budapest.  Stuff, meet suitcases; suitcases, meet stuff.  I'll be spending the spring semester studying math with Budapest Semesters in Mathematics.  Perhaps a more interesting link.

My flight leaves this Sunday, and the language program begins on Wednesday.  The language program, run by another school local to Budapest, lasts two weeks before the math courses begin.  The math courses run for a two-week "shopping" period, and only then do we register for courses.  Naturally with this system, I can't say for sure what I'll be taking, but my inclinations follow:
  • Topology (this, not this)
  • Advanced Abstract Algebra
  • Mathematical Problem Solving (or Proof & Conjecture, both of which I've heard are good courses unique to this program)
  • Theory of Computing
  • Hungarian Art & Culture (or perhaps Film Analysis)
I'm only obligated to take four courses, so I may pare down to that number, depending on how interesting and how intense the courses seem during shopping.

That's a rough preview for now.  To honor my pledge of limited mundane details, I'll spare you the pictorial look at my packing essentials.

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