Math 574: Descriptive Set Theory

Fall 2019

Class info

Lecture: TueThu 11–12:20 in 29 English Bldg
Problem session: Tue 5–6:15pm in 350 Altgeld Hall
Office hour: by appointment
Course description [pdf]

Instructor info

Name: Anush Tserunyan
Email: anush at illinois dot edu
Office: 369 Altgeld Hall

Cantor space — cantor space

Material

A. Tserunyan, Introduction to Descriptive Set Theory, lecture notes [pdf]
A. Kechris Classical Descriptive Set Theory, Grad. Texts in Math., vol. 156, Springer, 1995 [Springer link]
Download is free for UIUC members through the campus internet (not eduroam) or using the UIUC proxy/VPN.

Homework

Graphed CBER — graphing of a countable borel equivalence relation

Coursework and grades

There will be one optional homework (9–10 problems) every 2 weeks. Problems will be added to each homework gradually until it reaches the desired size. We will then have a problem session, where each student will present a solution or a part of it if they would like. This is optional
The letter grades will be assigned informally loosely based on participation.