You, my dear readers, may be doubting my pretenses of having come to Budapest to study math. Indeed, these two or three weeks of language school may have deceived all of us here in Budapest, too, but the study of "maths" begins on Monday. For those interested, our schedule and syllabi are online. Our three week shopping period sounds much more legitimate than those advertised by every liberal arts college in America; registration doesn't even occur until the end of the three weeks. With that in mind, here's what I'm sampling.
AAL (Advanced Abstract Algebra)
C&P (Conjecture and Proof) or MPS (Mathematical Problem Solving)
CLA (A three-week refresher/competency course in classical algebra, intended to cover topics often left out of the American curriculum)
TOP (Topology)
FILM (Film Analysis - Grand Masters of European Film)
THC (Theory of Computing)
LOG (Mathematical Logic, held as a reading course for now)
GAL (Galois Theory, also as a reading course for now)
The deal with reading/regular courses: if enrollment for any class is 6 or greater, the class is a regular, twice-weekly class. If enrollment for an advanced class falls below 6 but stays above 3, the class is held as a reading class and meets once weekly, with a lot of the material left to the student (hence, "reading" class). If an introductory class's enrollment falls below 6, or an advanced class below 3, they are canceled.
I'm fairly certain about taking topology, film, and conjecture & proof. Advanced algebra is a likely pick. Theory of computing, galois theory, and logic will probably yield a fifth class, depending on how the workload seems.
D Combinatorics
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