The Petersen graph, which is an example of a unit distance graph as discussed in Lecture 9. Each line segment in the graph has an equal (unit) length. (Image is in the public domain courtesy of David Benbennick.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Lawrence Guth
MIT Course Number
18.S997
As Taught In
Fall 2012
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the polynomial method as applied to solving problems in combinatorics in the last decade. The course also explores the connections between the polynomial method as used in these problems to the polynomial method in other fields, including computer science, number theory, and analysis.