Education:
Research:
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Computational commutative algebra,
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Computational algebraic geometry
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Algebraic combinatorics
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Dimension theory of partially ordered sets (posets).
Current activities at SHSU:
- Co-Director of the Pacific Undergraduate Research Experience in
Mathematics (PURE Math),
funded by the National
Science Foundation and National Security Agency.
- Teaching for Spring 2013: Math 3300 (Introduction to Mathematical Thought), Math 3377 (Linear Algebra).
- MAA Departmental Liaison
- Member of MAA Subcommittee on Research Done by Undergraduates
- Member of SHSU Committee on Faculty Diversity.
- Member of College of Science Undergraduate Research
Awards Committee.
Courses Taught:
- Math 1420: Calculus I
- Math 1430: Calculus II
- Math 1332: College Mathematics
- Math 1314: College Algebra
- Math 1324: Mathematics for Managerial Decision Making
- Math 2395: Discrete Mathematics
- Math 3300: Introduction to Mathematical Thought
- Math 3377: Linear Algebra
- Math 4377: Algebraic Structures
- Math 5360: Computational Commutative Algebra
- Math 6368: Advanced Linear Algebra
- Math 6335, 6336: Abstract Algebra I, II.
Masters Students:
- Darrel Silva, M.S. 2007. Order Dimension of Layered Generalized Crowns.
- Khulud Alyousef, M.S. 2008. Sandpile groups of Prisms and
Flowers.
- Mark Lane, M.S. 2008. Algebraic Combinatorics of Magic Circles.
- Charity Bankhead, M.S. 2011. Strict Hypergraphs of Critical Pairs
for Generalized Crowns.
- Sarah Spielvogel, M.S. 2012. On Constructing Form Systems for
Ternary Quartic Forms: A Translation and Modern Interpretation of
Emmy Noether's Doctoral Dissertation.
Last updated by Rebecca Garcia, April 3, 2013
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