(Pre-)Doc-Course 2010
Probabilistic and Enumerative Combinatorics
October 4 -- November 26
FU Berlin and TU Berlin
http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/MDS/doccourse10.html
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TOPICS and LECTURERS:
1. The Probabilistic Method - An Introduction (Tibor Szabo) 2.
Differential Equation Methods for Stochastic Processes
(Peter Keevash, Tom Bohman)
3. Bijective and Analytic Combinatorics (Philippe Flajolet) 4.
Combinatorics in Statistical Physics (Martin Loebl)
PROGRAM:
Lectures: Tue, Wed, Thu, 09:00--11:00
Exercises: Wed, Thu, 16:00-18:00
October 4-8: Tibor Szabo, at FU Berlin
October 11-15: Peter Keevash, at FU Berlin
October 18-29: Tom Bohman, at FU Berlin
November 1-12: Philippe Flajolet, at TU Berlin
November 15-26: Martin Loebl, at TU Berlin
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AUDIENCE:
The course is addressed to graduate students and postdocs of Mathematics
or Computer Science, who are interested in the theory of random graphs,
probabilistic methods, analytic combinatorics and related fields.
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FORMAT:
Lectures will be given on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the
morning (9:00am to 11:00am) and and exercise sessions in the afternoon
(4:00pm to 6:00pm) on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The exercises will be
solved in small groups and discussed at a problem session in the
afternoon. The language of the course is English. Participants are
strongly encouraged visit other mathematical seminars and lectures in
Berlin on the other days.
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PARTICIPATION/STIPEND:
Applications for participation in the course (the whole or part of it),
with a short curriculum vitae and scientific background, should be sent by
Apr 30, 2010, preferably by e-mail, to
or by regular mail to
Margrit Barrett
Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Mathematik
Arnimallee 3
14195 Berlin
Germany
There is a limited amount of financial support available for PhD-students
or for advanced Master/Diploma students in a field related to the topics
of the course. Applications for financial support, with curriculum vitae,
copies of certificates, thesis, areas of interest, and a letter of
recommendation (sent directly by the letter writer) should be sent by Apr
30, 2010, preferably by e-mail, to
or by regular mail to
Margrit Barrett
Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Mathematik
Arnimallee 3
14195 Berlin
Germany
Applicants will be notified by May 15, 2010.
If there are still places available, the deadline can be extended.
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ADDITIONAL SEMINARS and LECTURES
There are several other lectures and seminars taking place in Berlin,
which might be of interest to the visiting students.
1. BMS Summer School
Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics
September 20 - October 1, 2010
TU Berlin
Organizers: Alexander Bobenko and Günter M. Ziegler
http://www.math-berlin.de/index.php/Summer-School-2008/BMS-Summer-School-2010.html
2. MDS Monday Lectures
Mondays, 14:15 -17:00
http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/MDS/www-mondays.html
3. BMS Fridays
Every other Friday, 14:00
http://www.math-berlin.de/index.php/BMS-Fridays/
4. Research Seminars at FU, HU, TU
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ORGANIZERS:
The (Pre-)Doc-Course is organized as part of the Research Training Group
"Methods for Discrete Structures" of the Free University, the Humboldt
University and the Technical University in Berlin, and organized by
* Mihyun Kang
* Tibor Szabo
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