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I am a professor in the math department of the University of California, San Diego. I am interested in free resolutions, representation theory, invariant theory and related combinatorics.

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Why do we teach calculus students the derivative as a limit?
Sep 27, 2010
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Your favorite surprising connections in mathematics
Feb 8, 2010
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Why do Littlewood-Richardson coefficients describe the cohomology of the Grassmannian?
Feb 5, 2010
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Is there a Morse theory proof of the Bruhat decomposition?
Jun 17, 2010
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Graded local rings versus local rings
Oct 19, 2009
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Ways to prove the fundamental theorem of algebra
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Does GL_n(Z) have a noetherian group ring?
May 3, 2014
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Outer automorphisms of simple Lie Algebras
Feb 9, 2010
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Real-world applications of mathematics, by arxiv subject area?
Oct 26, 2009
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Finite groups with the same character table
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Prime dividing the binomial coefficients
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Are the determinantal ideals prime?
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No group of order 36 is simple
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Action of dihedral group on polynomials on the plane
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Is there a Dihedral group of order 4?