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<!-- EDIT1 PLUGIN_WRAP_START [0-] --><div class="wrap_centeralign plugin_wrap"> <h2 class="sectionedit3" id="undergraduate_algebra_seminar_-_math_480_spring_2019">Undergraduate Algebra Seminar - Math 480 (Spring 2019)</h2> <!-- EDIT3 SECTION "Undergraduate Algebra Seminar - Math 480 (Spring 2019)" [20-] --></div><!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_WRAP_END [0-] --> <h4 id="spring_2019">Spring 2019</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> <a href="https://www2.math.binghamton.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php/people/fer/480ws/spring2019/syllabus.pdf" class="media mediafile mf_pdf" title="people:fer:480ws:spring2019:syllabus.pdf (83.5 KB)">Syllabus</a> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT4 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "people:fer:480ws:defs" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__people:fer:480ws:defs" id="plugin_include__people__fer__480ws__defs"> <div class="level4"> </div> <!-- EDIT5 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "people:fer:480ws:defs" [0-] --></div> <div class="level4"> <div class="table sectionedit6"><table class="inline"> <tr class="row0"> <th class="col0">Instructor: </th><td class="col1 leftalign">Fernando Guzmán </td><td class="col2 leftalign">WH-116 </td><td class="col3">x-72876 </td><td class="col4">fer@math.binghamton.edu </td> </tr> </table></div> <!-- EDIT6 TABLE [222-297] --><div class="table sectionedit7"><table class="inline"> <tr class="row0"> <th class="col0 leftalign" rowspan="2">Classroom: </th><td class="col1 centeralign"> WH-329 </td><td class="col2 centeralign"> MWF </td><td class="col3 rightalign"> 9:40 - 10:40</td> </tr> <tr class="row1"> <td class="col0 centeralign"> WH-329 </td><td class="col1 centeralign"> T </td><td class="col2 rightalign"> 8:30 - 9:55</td> </tr> </table></div> <!-- EDIT7 TABLE [299-400] --><div class="table sectionedit8"><table class="inline"> <tr class="row0"> <th class="col0 leftalign"> Office Hours: </th><td class="col1 leftalign">Monday </td><td class="col2">1:15 - 2:15 </td><td class="col3">p.m.</td> </tr> <tr class="row1"> <td class="col0" rowspan="2"> (subject to change) </td><td class="col1 leftalign">Tuesday </td><td class="col2">4:00 - 5:00 </td><td class="col3">p.m.</td> </tr> <tr class="row2"> <td class="col0 leftalign">Friday </td><td class="col1">8:30 - 9:30 </td><td class="col2">a.m.</td> </tr> </table></div> <!-- EDIT8 TABLE [402-557] --><hr /> </div> <h4 id="announcements">Announcements</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> <strong>Date</strong>: 02/19/2019 </p> <p> <strong>Speaker</strong>: Chris Eppolito (Binghamton University) </p> <p> <strong>Title</strong>: <em>The Paradox Otherwise Known as Thompson&#039;s Group $F$</em> </p> <p> <strong>Abstract</strong>: While Richard Thompson&#039;s group $F$ can be expressed as a group of straightforward combinatorial objects, this important example in geometric group theory enjoys a number of surprising and often somewhat paradoxical properties. This talk explores $F$ from the viewpoint of tree-pairs, keeping an eye out for abnormal behavior. </p> <hr /> </div>