Week 0

This course produces student research papers. It gathers research teams in a society. Each team combines a student, a consultant and an expert. The student is a project driver, who wants to plunge into scientific research activities. The consultant, a graduated student, conducts the research and helps the student. The expert, a professor, states the problem and enlightens the road to the goal.

Resources

1. Introduction for students
2. Introduction for colleagues
3. Introduction [1] for the committee]

Student prerequisites

1. Discrete Analysis and Set Theory
2. Calculus and Mathematical Analysis
3. Algebra, Group theory
4. General Physics
5. Probability and Statistics
6. Functional analysis is welcome

References to catch-up

1. Graph Theory by Reinhard Diestel, 2017
2. Lectures on Discrete Geometry by Jiří Matoušek, 2002
3. Thomas’ Calculus, based on the original work by George B. Thomas, Jr, 2010
4. Mathematics for Physicists: Introductory Concepts and Methods by Alexander Altland and Jan von Delft, 2014
5. Mathematical Methods for Physicists by Danilo Babusci, Giuseppe Dattoli, Silvia Licciardi and Elio Sabia, 2020
6. A First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross, 2019
7. Probability Theory by Alexandr A. Borovkov, 2009
8. Elements of Information Theory by Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas, 2006