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Hieu D. Nguyen, Chair
Department of Mathematics
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ 08028

Phone: (856) 256-4844

Fax: (856) 256-4816

Office: Robinson 228H
Nguyen@Rowan.edu

 

Ai Hue and Ai Lan

Khang and Khai

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TEACHING

CURRENT SCHEDULE

Note: Students enrolled in my courses should log into Blackboard for complete access to course materials.

Fall 2008

  • Math 01.507.01, Wed 6:30-9pm, Robinson 310

 

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2-3pm

 

 

 

 

4-5:30pm

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5-6:30pm

 

 

OFFICE HOURS

 

6:30-9pm

 

 

Math 07.507.1

Differential Geometry

Robinson 310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: I am also available by appointment.  Feel free to also just stop by my office.

 

PREVIOUS COURSES TAUGHT

 

EDUCATIONAL TRAINING

Ph.D. Math (1996), University of California - Berkeley (thesis advisor: Joseph A. Wolf)
B.S. Mathematics and B.S. Electrical Engineering (1990), University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 

MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH

My Interests:

  • MSC: 22EXX Lie Groups, 53CXX Global Differential Geometry, 35Q51 Solitons, 11MXX (Zeta Functions)
  • I am currently collaborating with my colleague, Abdul Hassen, to study hypergeometric zeta functions, a generalization of the classical Riemann zeta function based on its integral definition, and their connections to Bernoulli polynomials.  See our preprints below.
  • My other interests include solitons, in particular understanding soliton interaction in terms of particle decay and the corresponding interaction between ghost particles, and Lie groups and differential geometry, where I have studied weakly symmetric spaces (a generalization of Elie Cartan's symmetric spaces) and tried to understand their connections to a well known circle of ideas: Gelfand pairs, spherical pairs, spherical varieties, commutativity of invariant differential operators, multiplicity-free actions (both in the sense of representation theory and symplectic geometry). 

Research Papers

 

 

Educational Papers

 

 

Recent Talks

 

  • Paradoxical Euler or Integration by Differentiation: A Synopsis of E236, Euler Society Annual Conference 2008, 7-21-08 [PDF]
  • Translating Euler's Works: How to get your students' feet wet in undergraduate research, Joint Math Meetings 2008, 1-6-08 [PDF]
  • Pascal’s Square: Determinants, Bernoulli Polynomials, and the Arithmetical Triangle, MathFest 2007, 8-5-07: [PDF]
  • Appell Sequences and Hypergeometric Bernoulli Polynomials, Joint Math Meetings 2007, 1-5-07: [PDF]
  • How Bernoulli Did It: Sums of Powers, Generating Functions, and Bernoulli Numbers, Rowan Math Seminar, 10-11-06: [PDF]
  • A Half-Marriage in Error: When Zeta Integrates a Gaussian, MAA-NJ Section Meeting Spring 2006, 4-8-06: [PDF]
  • Newton’s “Greatest Blunder”: His theorem on revolving orbits and failed calculation of lunar precession, Rowan Math Seminar, 3-1-06: [PDF]
  • The Search for Nothing: A zero-free region of hypergeometric zeta, Rowan Math Seminar, 10-5-05: [PDF]
  • Newton’s Greatest Blunder, MathFest 2005, 8-5-05
  • Hypergeometric Zeta Functions, Joint Math Meetings, 1-5-05: [PDF]
  • Hypergeometric Zeta Functions, Rowan Math Seminar, 9-29-04
  • Solitons: From Canal Water Waves to Molecular Lasers, Philadelphia IEEE Night, 5-20-03

 

Projects

Student Translations of Euler’s Mathematics (STEM)

Soliton Radiation Web Site

Animated GIFs of solitons:

 

Java applets of solitons:

Classification Tables

MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION

Projects

 

Proof Study  (Math Seminar Course, Fall 2001)

 

Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning (course proposal, Word document)

 

CUPM Curriculum Guide: Undergraduate Programs and Courses in the Mathematical
Sciences

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

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TECHNOLOGY

Mathematica Student Tutorial Manuals

 

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