During the first week of the first semester, students are required to take three refresher courses. These courses are designed to review essential concepts that will be needed in the first and second semesters. Each course lasts three hours and focuses on summarising the main topics and providing examples. These courses do not carry any credits.
List of refresher courses :
- Commutative Algebra
- Differential calculus
- Category Theory
For those who are not familiar with one or more of these topics, we strongly recommend reviewing the following references over the summer.
- J. Lafontaine, “Introduction aux variétés différentielles ».
- Notes on basic differential geometry (in French, particularly chapters 2 and 4).
- Introductory Notes on Category Theory.
- S. MacLane, “Categories for the Working Mathematician”, Springer, 1998. Chapters 1-5. (optional).
- Commutative Algebra Notes (chapters 1 to 6, 8 and 9).