Anthony DeLegge's Homepage!

Hello and welcome to my homepage! My name is Anthony DeLegge (pretty obvious by the title, right?), and I am a fifth-year graduate student in mathematics at UNL. In case you were wondering what I looked like, check out this picture below:



If you've come here, you're clearly looking for something more than a greeting message or a picture of me, so, here goes!

Contact Info:	Avery 218
	(402) 472-8149
	s-adelegg1@math.unl.edu

I do not have a voicemail system, so you are probably better off e-mailing me if you need to get a hold of me when I'm not in the office!

Want to know more about my professional experiences? Please refer to my CV.

Current Research:

My dissertation research involves a stochastic optimization problem concerning optimal plant reproduction. Specifically, I am investigating two questions:

1. What reproductive strategy should the plants choose to ensure that their expected population size next season is as large as possible?
2. Over a long period of time, under what condition(s) is it better to be a perennial as opposed to an annual?

I am working on this project with my advisor, Prof. Steve Dunbar. More info on this project (and other research interests) is given below:

Research Statement
A recent talk (Jan. 2010) on my research

I have also done some work in creating a solutions manual for the textbook Random Walks and Electric Networks by Peter Doyle and J. Laurie Snell. I plan on posting the manual in the near future, but, in the mean time, you can download a PDF version of the textbook for free at http://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/walks/walks.pdf.

Current Teaching:

Currently, I am teaching MATH 221 (Differential Equations) Section 002. Follow the link below to the course materials:

Blackboard

I am also teaching the MATH 104 (Business Calculus) help session; any student taking MATH 104 can come in and receive help on their homework or to prepare for quizzes/exams.

Past teaching:	MATH 208 (Calculus III) Section 007-Fall 2008
	MATH 101 (College Algebra) Section 501-Summer Session 1 2008
	MATH 203 (Contemporary Math) Section 002-Spring 2008
	MATH 203 (Contemporary Math) Sections 002 and 003-Fall 2007
	MATH 203 (Contemporary Math) Section 501-Summer Session 1 2007
	MATH 100A (Intermediate Algebra) Section 001-Spring 2007
	MATH 221 (Differential Equations) Section 001-Spring 2007
	MATH 208 (Calculus III) Section 007-Fall 2006
	MATH 203 (Contemporary Math) Section 601-Summer Session 2 2006
	MATH 203 (Contemporary Math) Section 003-Spring 2006
	MATH 100A (Intermediate Algebra) Section 003-Fall 2005

Want to know more about my teaching? Please refer to my Teaching Statement.

MY SCHEDULE (Spring 2010):

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.	OFFICE HOUR		OFFICE HOUR		OFFICE HOUR
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.	Differential Equations (MATH 221) AVH 108		Differential Equations (MATH 221) AVH 108		Differential Equations (MATH 221) AVH 108
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.		Meeting with Prof. Dunbar		Meeting with Prof. Dunbar
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.	Math Biology (MATH 943) BURN 118	Probability Seminar AVH 345	Math Biology (MATH 943) BURN 118		Math Biology (MATH 943) BURN 118
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.	History of Rock Music (MUNM 287) WMB 119	OFFICE HOUR	History of Rock Music (MUNM 287) WMB 119	OFFICE HOUR	History of Rock Music (MUNM 287) WMB 119
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.				Math Biology Seminar AVH 108
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.	Prof. Dev. Seminar AVH 345	MATH 104 Review BURN 115		MATH 104 Review BURN 115
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.

Some Other Fun Stuff:

My dad's band, Clockwork Orange, has "reunited" after almost 30 years! Through the magic of the Internet and music technology, they have been able to record songs together without even being in the same state! So, in an act of shameless family promotion, I've decided to post two songs they recorded in 2005 together as well as one recorded in early 2006 (all are cover songs). Enjoy!

Nobody's Gonna Tear My Playhouse Down
Fade to Blue
Think For Yourself

Links:
You're leaving me? Excuse me; I think I have something in my eye...

UNL Math Homepage

Mathworld (A great website to find just about anything you want to look up in math! If you can't remember what Picard's theorem is or you want to know more about compact sets, for example, swing by there!)

Benedictine University (My alma mater, and where I'll be working starting in Fall 2010!)

Pagat.com (Want to learn the ins and outs of your favorite card games? Want to learn some new card games? This site is excellent for both: it has a comprehensive list of pretty much every card game you can imagine, along with links to online versions, strategy pages, and more for some of the more popular games. A true treat for any card game fan!)

Tarot (Sure, it has nothing to do with fortune telling, but, if you've never played this ancient card game from France before, you're in for a treat! This site, one of the few in English, contains everything you need to know to get playing, including rules and strategies. Simply buy any Tarot deck, and you're set to go!)

The Game Show Forum (If you're a big game show fan like I am, then there's good news: there are many others out there who share the same passion! This is the place where all of us game show fans meet and discuss all types of game shows, past and present; come and join us!)

Chicago Sun-Times (My newspaper of choice and a little taste of my former home for me. Great columnists, good news reporting, and excellent sports pages!)

National Weather Service (For your weather needs and wants, check here first; their forecasts are updated more frequently since the other weather pages get their info from them!)

97.1 FM-The Drive (If you're one for streaming internet radio, you should check out this station! Coming from Chicago, it's a classic rock station full of big hits, deep album tracks, and they aren't afraid to play the seven-minute version of "Light My Fire!" My personal favorite radio station!)