Format of Course

• Each week there will be a number of papers to read. A reading list is included below. The papers will be available from the copy shop in the basement of Sandford Fleming, Room B540 for some fee.
• Each week, one student will be responsible for presenting synopses of the papers and leading the discussion. The synopses should be available as handouts and contain the following:
  1. A summary of what the paper is about.
  2. Comments on the paper -- what's good, what's bad, what does it show, and where does it lead.

Although I believe I have all the references, there may be some that have been missed, or things available on the web. Students are encouraged to add other information if it can be found.

At the end of the course, the goal is that everyone has a document that contains a good summary of the current state of the art. I'm considering putting all this on the web, so it would be preferred if the format was in something that can create HTML.