Description

The focus of this course will be to train the reading comprehension skills of the students. We will also train to a lesser extent writing skills and listening comprehension skills, whereas speaking skills will only play a marginal role. The goal is that, at the end of this course, each student will be able to consult efficiently the vast mathematical literature available in English.

We will explore a variety of bibliographical resources: monographs, lecture notes, specialized websites, Wikipedia.

We intend to use AI tools in order to enhance the contents of the course, and discuss along the way the opportunities offered by AI, but also its limitations. 

Each session will be dedicated to a specific mathematical topic, and we will strive to acquire vocabulary that is specific to that field. In the process, we will also seize the opportunity to discuss some (old or new) mathematics.