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# Mathematics

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Friday, November 9, 2018

4:00 pm in 241 Altgeld Hall,Friday, November 9, 2018

#### Introduction to knot theory and the topology of knots

###### Chaeryn Lee (UIUC)

Abstract: This talk will introduce the very basic concepts and goals of knot theory. It will mainly focus on the topology of knots and how knot theory relates to 3-manifolds and surgery theory. Some topics to be covered will include Lens spaces, Heegaard splittings, Dehn surgery and knot exterior as a knot invariant.

4:00 pm in 345 Altgeld Hall,Friday, November 9, 2018

#### A model-theoretic approach to rigidity of strongly ergodic distal actions

###### Dakota Ihli (UIUC)

Abstract: We will continue reading through "A model-theoretic approach to rigidity of strongly ergodic, distal actions" by T. Ibarlucía and T. Tsankov