Prof. Jim Haglund, jhaglund@math.upenn.edu
Course webpage: http://www.math.upenn.edu/~jhaglund/5810/

Office hours: F 10am-11am in DRL 4e2b

Office Phone: (215) 573-9093.

Lecture: MW 12 noon - 1:30pm in ???

Course: Topics in combinatorial theory of current research interest. Specific topics to be covered in the course in Fall 2026 include:

• The Chromatic Symmetric Function and its q-analog
(Including the proof of the Schur expansion of Shareshian and Wachs, and the recent proof of the Stanley-Stembridge conjecture by Hikita)

Important Dates:
Tuesday, August 25: Classes begin
Monday, Sept. 7: Labor Day, no classes
Last Day to Add a Course: Sept. 8
Fall Break: Oct. 1-4
Last Day to Drop a Course: Oct. 5
Grade mode change deadline: Oct. 23
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course: Nov. 2
Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26-29 (no 5810 lecture on Nov. 25)
Last Day of Classes: Dec. 7
Final Exams: Dec. 10-17