Algebraic Combinatorics. 3 credits

Catalog description

Selected topics on the following: (i) convex polytopes, (ii) simplicial complexes, (iii) f-vectors and h-vectors, (iv) Cohen-Macaulay rings, (v) Hilbert functions and Hilbert series, (vi) Stanley-Reisner rings (aka face rings), (vii) Cohen-Macaulay complexes, (viii) Shellability. Offered by Mathematics . May not be repeated for credit.