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Department of Mathematics of the Pennsylvania State University runs a yearly semester-long intensive program for undergraduate students seriously interested in pursuing a career in mathematical sciences. The Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters (MASS) program started in the Fall of 1996 and is held during the Fall semester of each year. http://www.math.psu.edu/mass/mass/2000/index.html Fall semester: 2000 The principal part of the program consists of three core courses chosen from major areas in Algebra/Number Theory, Analysis, and Geometry/Topology respectively, specially designed and offered exclusively to MASS participants, and a weekly working seminar. Additional features include a periodic listing of challenging problems from various fields of mathematics, colloquium-type lectures by visiting and resident mathematicians and mathematical projects involving creative use of computers. The following courses will be offered in the Fall of 2000 (course outlines will be added shortly): TOPICS Finite Groups, Symmetry and Elements of Group Representations Instructor: Adrian Ocneanu, Professor of Mathematics. Projective and Non-Euclidean Geometry Instructor: Victor Nistor, Professor of Mathematics. Real and p-Adic Analysis Instructor: Svetlana Katok, Professor of Mathematics. MASS Seminar

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