James J.

Alexander
328 Ewing Hall Dept. of Mathematical Sciences University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2016 (Expected) M.S., Mathematics, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2012 Thesis: Enumeration of independent sets in graphs Advisor: Professor Jonathan Cutler B.A., Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2010 Research Papers A new method for enumerating independent sets of a xed size in general graphs with T. Mink, Journal of Graph Theory, submitted Independent sets in graphs with given minimum degree with J. Cutler and T. Mink, Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 19(3) (2012), #P37 Grants and Research Awards University of Delaware GEMS Grant, 2013 Award given to fund summer research. Included $6,000 stipend C.S.A.M. Graduating Masters Research Award, 2012 Award given to one student in the College of Science and Mathematics at MSU nominees from many disciplines, for most outstanding research. Outstanding MS Student in Mathematics, 2012 Award given to one student graduating with MS in Mathematics from MSU The Margaret and Herman Sokol Graduate Research Fellowship, 2011 Award given to one graduate student in the College of Science and Mathematics at MSU, applicants from many disciplines. Included $5,000 stipend. Talks Independent sets of a xed size in graphs with various degree restrictions Summer research symposium, University of Delaware, August 2013 Independent sets in graphs with given minimum degree Discrete Mathematics Seminar, University of Delaware, March 2013 Independent sets in graphs with given minimum degree New York Combinatorics Seminar, CUNY Graduate Center, April 2012 Independent sets in graphs with given minimum degree Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, University of Illinois, April 2012 Independent sets in graphs with given minimum degree Spring 2012 Section of MAA meeting, Raritan Valley CC, March 2012 Enumeration of independent sets in graphs (with Tim Mink) Department of Mathematical Sciences Seminar, MSU, March 2012 Undergraduate Research University of Georgia Mathematics REU Athens, GA, Summer 2008. Included $4,000 stipend. Experience Teaching Instructor and lecturer for Math 451:02 (Topology) Montclair State University, Spring 2011

 Lecturer for Math 061 (Basic Skills) Montclair State University, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 Substitute Lecturer for Calculus I (3 times), II (4), III (2) Montclair State University, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 Tutor for SAT and AP Level Test Preperation Cambridge Education, Summer 2010, Summer 2011 TA/Grading TA for Math 230 (Finite mathematics with applications) University of Delaware, Spring 2013 Grader for Math 222 (Calculus II) University of Delaware, Fall 2012 TA/Grader for Math 431(Modern Algebra), Math 221 (Calculus II) Montclair State University, Fall 2010 TA/Grader for Math 451:01 (Topology), Math 221 (Calculus II) Montclair State University, Spring 2011 TA/Grader for Math 469 (Mathematical Modeling), Math 222 (Calculus III) Montclair State University, Fall 2011 Peer Mentor/Grader Math 135(Calculus I), Math 136 (Calculus II) Rutgers University, Spring 2008 - Fall 2010 Languages
A Procient in L TEX, Beamer and Maple Working Knowledge of Matlab and Mathematica

Activities

American Mathematical Society, Student Member, 2012-Present Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Ocer, 2011-2012 Tutor for Montclair State University Comprehensive Exam, 2011-2012 K.I.P. 501(c)3 Nonprot, Volunteer, 2002-2010 Graduate Coursework at UDel: Combinatorics I,II Functional Analysis Vector Spaces Graduate Coursework at MSU: Additive Combinatorics Graph Theory Complex Variables Discrete Mathematics Operations Research Analysis of Real Variables Undergraduate Coursework: Topology Advanced Calculus I,II Complex Analysis Graph Theory Set Theory Linear Algeabra Abstract Algebra

Coursework

Theory of Probability I,II Numerical Discretization Real and Complex Analysis II

Abstract Algebra Partial Dierential Equations Measure Theory Linear Algebra Applied Industrial Math.

Mathematical Logic Mathematical Reasoning Ordinary Dierential Equations Partial Dierential Equations Applied Math Numerical Analysis Linear Optimization

Areas of Interest I am particularly interested in extremal graph theory, enumerative combinatorics and probabilistic graph theory, however, I have really enjoyed all areas of discrete mathematics that Ive encountered. I also enjoy abstract algebra, number theory, and probability theory very much. I am open to doing research in any of these areas.