•  Lecture 1. Random hyperbolic surfaces (Riemann surfaces seen without glasses). Translation surfaces. 
     Lecture 2. Translation surfaces and Abelian differentials. Masur-Veech measure. Magic Wand Theorem. Geodesics and horocycles on modular surface 
     Lecture 3. Teichmüller Theorem. Square-tiled surfaces. Count of Masur-Veech volume through separatrix diagrams 
       Homework assignment 1 
     Lecture 4. Count of flat closed geodesics and of saddle connections. Siegel-Veech formula 
     Lecture 5. Solution of the problems from the homework assignment 
     Lecture 6. Mirzakhani's count of simple closed geodesics 
     Lecture 7. Train tracks. Measured laminations. Proof of Mirzakhani's count 
       Homework assignment 2 
     Lecture 8. Count of square-tiled surfaces and of simple closed hyperbolic geodesics after joint works with V.Delecroix, E.Goujard and P.Zograf 
     Lecture 9. Idea of renormalization. Windtree model. Lyapunov exponents 



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