What is the expectation for the student during the qualifying exam?
During the qualifying exam, the student is expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the topics, including stating and proving theorems, defining all notions involved in those theorems, providing examples and counterexamples, and solving exercises that apply the theory.
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What is the expectation for the student during the qualifying exam?

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During the qualifying exam, the student is expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the topics, including stating and proving theorems, defining all notions involved in those theorems, providing examples and counterexamples, and solving exercises that apply the theory.<|im_end|>