Welcome to my world! I am a PhD student in my fifth year at UNL. I study Commutative Algebra, under the direction of Tom Marley. My other duties around campus include serving on the Graduate Student Association as the Vice Chair of Public Relations (I maintain the website and head up the social events committee) and on the organizing committee for NCUWM. This year I am being supported by an advanced MCTP Graduate Traineeship.

Want to know more about me? Click on any of the above links or check out my CV.
This page was last updated August 25, 2009.

Contact Info

222 Avery Hall
(402) 472-8113
s-llynch1 [at] math [dot] unl [dot] edu

By far the best way to reach me is by email. Be warned that my office phone has no answering machine.

Office Hours

TR 5pm-6pm
Note: The math department closes its doors at 5pm. So you should call my office to let me know you are coming/here (or bang REALLY hard on the door).

Currently Teaching

Math 300 (Mathematics Matters) This is a class for elementary education majors (specifically K-3) that is paired with TEAC316D, a course in pedagogy through the TLTE department.

Past Courses Taught

Math 106 (Calculus I)
Math 101 (College Algebra)
Math 100A (Intermediate Algebra)
Math 203 (Contemporary Math)

Other Teaching Experiences

I have held recitation sessions for Math 104 (Business Calculus) and Math 106 (Calculus).

In the 2008-2009 academic year, I am worked with Project Fulcrum, organized through the Physics Department. Project Fulcrum is a an 8 year program funded by the NSF where graduate students in math, science, and engineering are placed in the K-12 classrooms in Lincoln to provide students (and teachers) with some hands-on science/mathematics. One of the goals of the program is to help students/teachers gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for science. The hope is to engage students in inquiry based learning where they can develop critical thinking skills and better understand how math and science is all around us.

In Spring 2008 I worked with Wendy Hines to teach a course entitled "Understanding Mathematics in Our World" as part of the Math in the Middle Institute Partnership, which provides grade school mathematics teachers a masters in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education.

In Summer 2006 I worked at Miami University (Oxford, Oh) as a graduate student mentor for SUMSRI, their mathematics REU program.


Current Courses

Math 918 - Local Algebras
Math 999 - Dissertation

Past Algebra Courses

Math 817/818 - Abstract Algebra
Math 901/902 - Abstract Algebra (PDF)
Math 905 - Commutative Algebra (PDF)
Math 953 - Algebraic Geometry (PDF)
Math 915 - Homological Algebra (PDF)
Math 918 - Cohen Macaulay Modules (PDF)
Math 918 - Local Cohomology (PDF to notes from Tom Marley)
Math 918 - Homological Conjectures (PDF)
Math 997 - Reading Course (Fall 07, Spring 08)

Other Past Courses

Math 825/826 - Math Analysis
Math 823 - Complex Analysis
Math 851/852 - Combinatorics/Graph Theory
Math 871 - General Topology (PDF)
Math 872 - Algebraic Topology (PDF)
Math 921/922 - Real Analysis (PDF)
GRDC 900A/B/C - Preparing Future Faculty

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at FAU

I received a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics and Physics from the Honors College in December 2004. As part of the curriculum, I was required to write a senior thesis in my program of study. Since I double majored, I wrote two theses which, if you are curious, you can read:

Math Thesis: Factorability in a Quadratic Number Ring (PDF)
Physics Thesis: Numerical Integration of Linear and Nonlinear Wave Equations(PDF)

Research Experiences for Undegraduates (REUs)

I also particpated in two REUs during college. I went to SUMSRI at Miami University in Oxford, OH in Summer 2002. I worked with two other girls researching graph theory. Then in Summer 2003 I went to an REU at Northern Arizona University where I individually researched in the area of algebraic graph theory. Interestingly, I went back to SUMSRI in Summer 2006 and worked with the undergraduates in the abstract algebra group as a graduate assistant.

Tuesdays!

12:30-1:45pm Local Algebra (Class)
2:00-3:15pm TEAC316D
3:30-4:45pm MATH300 (teaching)
5:00-6pm Office Hours

Wednesdays!

2:30-3:30pm Meeting with Tom Marley
3:30-4:30pm Commutative Algebra Seminar

Thursdays!

11:00-12:15pm Analysis Qual Workshop
12:30-1:45pm Local Algebra (Class)
2:30-3:20pm Commutative Algebra Seminar
3:30-4:45pm MATH300 (teaching)
5:00-6pm Office Hours

Fridays!

12:30-1:30pm Math Resource Center
2:30 - 3:30pm NCUWM Organizing Committee

Links for Students

All course information can be found on Blackboard.

Links for Math

UNL Math Department - Find more out about my department.
Mathworld! - An encyclopedia of mathematics.

Random Fun Links!

PhD Comics - Comic about graduate students.
Facebook - stay in touch with classmates, or even your teacher!