| Week | Reading | Homework |
| 1-4: 23 Jan - 15 Feb | Thurston, TDGT, Ch. 1-3. Notes on hyperbolic geometry, Ch. 6. | 5 Problems or Short Essays Up to 5 may be problems from the course notes. Up to 2 may be problems of your own formulation, or elaborations of mathematical points from, or related to, lectures. Due by midnight, Friday, 16 Feb. |
| 5-8: 20 Feb -21 Mar |
Renormalization and 3-manifolds, Ch. 2.1-2.3
Notes on hyperbolic geometry, Ch. 2, 3, 4. Notes on ergodic theory, Ch. 1 through 8. Real Analysis Course Notes | 6 Problems or Short Essays Up to 5 may be problems from the course notes. Up to 3 may be problems of your own formulation, or elaborations of mathematical points from, or related to, lectures. Due by midnight, Friday, 22 March. |
| 9-12: 26 Mar -18 Apr |
Notes on hyperbolic geometry, Ch. 4, 10. From dynamics on surfaces to rational points on curves A Primer on Mapping Class Groups, part 3. | 5 Problems or Short Essays Of your own choosing. Due by midnight, Friday, 19 April. |
| 13: 23 Apr | Last Class |