Purdue
                  University

Ralph M. Kaufmann
Professor

Department of Mathematics
Purdue University


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Bio
Research
Teaching
Seminars


Address      

Ralph Kaufmann
Purdue University
Department of Mathematics
150 N. University Street
West Lafayette , IN  47907-2067

Phone

(765) 494-1205

Fax

(765) 494-0548   

Office

Math 710       

E-mail

rkaufman@math.purdue.edu       



Bio 

 

Ph.D.

Mathematics 

(Bonn, Germany 1997)

M.S.

Physics 

(Bonn, Germany 1994)

M.A.

Philosophy

(Bonn, Germany 1996)

Complete CV as a PDF file.



Research
 
Areas of research: Topology, Geometry and Algebraic Geometry.

In particular:
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Publications or Publications with links or download as pdf

Link to publications on Mathscinet



Teaching
Teaching Fall 2012
MATH 57100 Elementary Topology
Date and Time MWF 10:30 am-11:20 am in MATH 215
Syllabus
Course webpage

MATH 26100 Multivariate Calculus 

Date and Time MWF 03:30 pm-04:20 pm in EE 129
Course webpage
Section webpage


Office hours:
TBA

Past Teaching

2007 Fall MATH 266 Ordinary Differential Equations Section webpage
2008 Spring MATH 572 Introduction in Algebraic Topology. Course webpage
2008 Fall MATH 362 Topics in Vector Calculus Course Webpage.


MATH 598 Homological Algebra: Derived Categories Course Webpage.
2009 Spring MATH 598 Moduli Spaces & Stacks Course webpage
2009
Fall
MATH 265
Linear Algebra
Section Webpage


MATH 571
Topology
Course webpage
2010
Spring
MATH 572
Introduction in Algebraic Topology. Course webpage
2011
Spring
MATH 266
Ordinary differential equations Section webpage


MATH 572
Intoduction in Algebraic Topology Course webpage
2011
Fall
MATH 462
Elementary Differential Geometry Course webpage


MATH 697
Cobordisms, Genera, Characteristic
Classes and Toplogical K-Theory
Course webpage

Spring
Math 572
Introduction to Algebraic Topology Course webpage

A webpage with links to old class pages.



Seminars


This semester I'm  organizing the Topology Seminar. The schedule can be found on the department calendar and here.

I also organize a  Group Seminar for my students: schedule.

We also hosted the Midwest Topology Seminar Spring 2012


Links

Link to Birgit Kaufmann’s webpage.

Links to Max-Planck Institute for mathematics Bonn , IHES , MSRI and Institute Mittag-Leffler