Math 591 – Algebraic Statistics – Final Project

The final project for this special topics class will be to read a paper or papers related to algebraic statistics, write a paper about what you read, and give a presentation to the class on the material. Students are encouraged to explore beyond their paper, i.e. try to come up with questions to think about related to the problem studied in the paper. Timeline: • Feb. 10: Choose paper. Send me an email with an ordered list of papers you would like to work on. First come, first served, no two people can be working on the same paper. • by Mar. 1: Set up a meeting with me to discuss the paper and what questions one might have/want to work on in regards to the paper. • Apr. 9: Rough draft of paper due. • Apr. 16, 21, 23: 22 minute Presentation on paper (individual dates will be assigned later in semester) • Apr. 30: Final draft of paper due. Here are some papers that students might consider as suitable for their reading projects. If you do not like any of these or are interested in some other topic, please talk to me and we can find something suitable for you.