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Texas A&M University
Mathematics

Student Working Seminar in Category Theory

Fall 2019

 

Date:October 15, 2019
Time:5:00pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Zheng Kuang, Texas A&M University
Title:Riehl Ch1~Ch2.1
Abstract:This is review seminar for the basic category theory. We will deal with the notion of category, functor, categorical equivalence, natural transformation, diagram, 2-categories, and representable functors..

Date:October 22, 2019
Time:5:00pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Zheng Kuang
Title:The Yoneda Lemma (Riehl 2.2)
Abstract:We will prove Yondeda Lemma and introduce some of its consequences.

Date:October 29, 2019
Time:5:00pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Byeongsu Yu
Title:Universal property and Category of element. (Riehl 2.3~2.4)
Abstract:We will show that the universal property, which is called an abstract nonsence, stems from the initial element of special category named the category of element. The category of element is a special case of comma category. Then, the universal object of the category element gives the universal property of some specific construction.

Date:November 5, 2019
Time:5:00pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:TBA
Title:Limit and Colimit (Riehl 3.1)
Abstract:TBA

Date:November 19, 2019
Time:5:00pm
Location:BLOC 628
Speaker:Byeongsu Yu
Title:Properties of limits and colimits and its representable nature

Date:November 26, 2019
Time:5:00pm
Location:BLOC 628
Speaker:Byeongsu Yu
Title:Limits in the category of sets