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Current and future courses:  Fall 2009 Math 162, Calculus IIA Informal seminar on topological automporhic forms Spring 2010 Math 236H, Honors Abstract Algebra (previous versions) Math 5XX. This course will cover the background and solution to the Arf-Kervaire invariant problem
Office hours in Hylan 819:  Mondays 2:00-3:00 Wednesdays 11:00-12:00 By appointment.  Phone: 54415 Fax: (716) 273-4655 E-mail:	Midnight study session in 1996. The student standing behind me is now a hotshot theoretical physicist.
Pages and links for undergraduate math topics: Archimedes Biography Page Archimedes Palimpsest Page The 1997 discovery of a long lost mathematical manuscript that reveals Archimedes' use of calculcus. Biographies of mathematicians Life stories of hundreds of mathematicians across the centuries. Click on "Full Mac Tutor biography" after finding the person you want. Fermat's Last Theorem A centuries old problem that was finally solved in 1995. The Gabriel's horn paradox Gabriel's Horn (also called Torricelli's trumpet) is a figure invented by Evangelista Torricelli which has infinite surface area, but finite volume. This is explained in Math 162. Galois page The tragic story of the mathematician whose visionary work is the subject of a course (Math 237) taught in every major university and who was killed in a duel at the age of 20. Gauss page His mathematical abilities and exploits caused his contemporaries to dub him princeps, and biographers customarily place him on a par with Archimedes and Newton. Sophie Germain The 18th-century woman who assumed a man's identity in order to pursue her passion for mathematics. The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search How you can use your computer to discover the largest known prime number. Mathematical Aphrodisiac You have to try this. Origami constructions Learn how to trisect an angle by folding paper, something that cannot be done with ruler and compass. Ramanujan page Read about the self trained Indian mathematical genius who dazzled Cambridge mathematicians in 1913. Research Experience for Undergraduates A big list of summer programs maintained by the American Mathematical Society. Ruler and Compass Classical Greek geometry. Alan Turing page The father of computer science and war hero who was prosecuted for being gay. Wallpaper groups This topic is extensively documented on the web perhaps because of its great visual appeal. Why are there so many primes numbers? Slides for a talk given to SUMS on October 15, 2008. Alternate version with white background. Zeno's Paradox Page Calculus provides the solution to a 2000 year old riddle. Previous courses: Math 549 Special topics in algebraic topology Spring 2007, Algebraic Curves in Stable Homotopy Theory Fall 2003, Elliptic Cohomology Fall 2001, Model categories Math 443 Algebraic topology Spring 2008   Spring 2006 Spring 2005   Spring 2004   Spring 2003   Spring 2002   Math 236H Introduction to Algebra I Honors version Spring 2008    Spring 2006    Math 237 Introduction to Algebra II Fall 2008    Fall 2006    Spring 1998, Math 215 Fractals and computer graphics Math 165 Linear algebra with differential equations Fall 2004    Spring 1999    Math 162 Calculus IIA Fall 2007    Spring 2007    Spring 2001, Math 142 Calculus II Fall 2000, Math 141 Calculus I

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