University of Massachusetts Amherst
	Department of Mathematics and Statistics
	Reading Seminar in Algebraic Geometry

Abstract: I will try to explain how to reconstruct a Calabi-Yau from a singular affine manifold, following Gross-Siebert and Kontsevich-Soibelman. The talk will be much more elementary than previous talks in the series. If you know what a polytope is, you are all set to understand it (and it is actually enough to know what a triangle is). We will reload the matrix: no knowledge of SYZ fibrations or Kahler geometry will be required. We will also turn en masse to the dark side (aka B-side) of Mirror Symmetry.