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Polynomial Method July 08, 2019 - July 19, 2019

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Jul 08, 2019
Monday
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
  Introduction to MSRI
09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
  Introduction to the polynomial method
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  The joints problem
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  Introduction to Incidences
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  The Polynomial Partitioning Theorem
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  Incidences via Polynomial Partitioning
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
  Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  More Applications of Incidences
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
11:30 AM - 02:00 PM
  BBQ Lunch at Tilden Park
Jul 11, 2019
Thursday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  Distinct distances in the plane
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  Distinct distances in the plane continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 12, 2019
Friday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  Distinct distances in the plane continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  Distinct distances in the plane continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 15, 2019
Monday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  Distinct distances in the plane continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  Finite Field Kakeya
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  The Cap Set Problem
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  The Cap Set Problem continued
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
Cosmin Pohoata (Emory University)
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  The restriction problem in R3
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  The restriction problem in R3 continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
Jul 18, 2019
Thursday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  The restriction problem in R3 continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  The restriction problem in R3 continued
Joshua Zahl (University of British Columbia)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
Marina Iliopoulou (University of Kent)
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
Jul 19, 2019
Friday
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  Sum-product in finite fields
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  Sum-product in finite fields continued
Adam Sheffer (Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY)
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
  Lunch
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  Problem Session
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Tea Break
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
  Problem Session
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