Jeremy L. Martin

Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of Kansas
405 Snow Hall
1460 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045-7523

Office: 541 Snow Hall
Phone: (785) 864-7114
Department fax: (785) 864-5255
Office hours for Spring 2008: Tue 11:00-12:00 and Wed 2:00-3:00, or by appointment

Teaching | Research | Mathematics Links | Useful Links | Fun Stuff

Teaching

Spring 2008 courses

Math 796: Topics in Algebraic Combinatorics
Meeting time: MWF, 12:00-12:50 PM, 408 Snow Hall
This class is a sequel to Math 724, Enumerative Combinatorics (offered in Fall 2007). Topics covered will include partially ordered sets, matroids, hyperplane arrangements, symmetric functions, and possibly representations of the symmetric group.
Combinatorics Seminar
Meeting time: Wed 3:00--4:00 PM, 558 Snow Hall

Future teaching plans

In Fall 2008, I will teach Math 290, Elementary Linear Algebra (Tue/Thu 9:00-9:50, Malott 1003; KU class #40474), and Math 996, Topics in Algebraic Combinatorics (Tue/Thu 11:00-12:15, Snow 408; KU class #42820). The Math 996 class will focus on the combinatorics of Coxeter groups.

Websites for past courses

Mathematics Competitions

Information on the KU Prize Competition, Kansas Mathematics Competition, and Putnam Exam

Reference letters

If I have agreed to write a letter of recommendation for you, please read this page.

My research is in combinatorics, algebraic geometry, discrete geometry, and computational commutative algebra. I especially like topics in which these fields intersect, including configuration varieties (such as picture spaces of graphs, and Grassmannian, flag, and Schubert varieties), simplicial complexes, hyperplane arrangements, Stanley-Reisner theory, matroids, and Gröbner bases. I am always happy when combinatorial techniques can be used to solve problems from other areas of pure or applied mathematics.

NEW! If you are not a professional mathematician, but you are wondering just what all that is about, here is a more detailed description of my research publications, explained in plain English (still under construction).

My current research

Curriculum vitae (3/25/08)
Publications (detailed list with abstracts, transparencies for some talks, etc.) (2/18/08)
Publications (brief list)
Source code and data for some research projects (5/17/07)
KU Combinatorics Seminar (Wednesdays, 3:00--4:00 PM, 558 Snow Hall)

Miscellaneous research links

My job portfolio from 2004-2005 (now superseded, and probably of interest only if you are a job seeker yourself)
Scribe notes from an informal seminar on Stanley-Reisner theory at the University of Minnesota, Fall 2002
The Maple worksheet from my talk to the KU Math Club on March 7, 2007 (based on the article "Harmonic algebraic curves and noncrossing partitions"

Trivia

My Erdös number is 2, via John H. Conway and this paper.

Mathematics Links

Mathematics at KU

Mathematics organizations

American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Canada/USA Mathcamp (a wonderful summer program for high school students, where I've been a teacher, mentor and (long ago) organizer)

Mathematical encyclopedias and references

Free mathematical software

Macaulay and Macaulay 2 (computational commutative algebra and algebraic geometry)
Polymake (convex polyhedra and finite simplicial complexes)

Other math resources on the Web

Useful Links (non-mathematics)

Fun Stuff

Some additional mathematics publications
Recipes
XL, a piece of electronic music written by me and remixed by my brother
How not to be a thesis advisor
What it's really like to be a graduate student

Last updated Thu 3/13/08