University of Connecticut, Mathematics

James Hurley

Department of Mathematics
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-3009
Office: MSB 218
Telephone: (860) 486-2404
Fax: (860) 486-4238
email: hurley@math.uconn.edu

A.A. 1959 Phoenix College
B.A. 1961 Arizona State University
M.A. 1963 Arizona State University
Ph.D. 1966 University of California, Los Angeles

Courses Taught

Calculus I and II (Math 115, Math 116), Enhanced Multivariable Calculus (Math 220), Enhanced Differential Equations (Math 221) , Linear Algebra (Math 227, Math 215), Abstract Algebra (Math 216), Graduate Abstract Algebra (Math 315, 316), Topics in Algebra (Lie Theory), Math 320.

Research Interests

Structure of Kac-Moody Lie Algebras; Applications of Lie algebras to group theory; linear groups; algebraic groups; arithmetic structures of Lie algebras; algebraic K-theory

Teaching Interests

Calculus, especially multivariable; mathematical preparation for basic science courses (see Presentation to Biennial Conference on Chemical Education 2000); differential equations, linear and abstract algebra, Lie algebras.

Selected Publications

(with W. Koehn and S. Ganter) Effects of calculus reform: local and national, American Mathematical Monthly 106(1999), 800-811
(with S. A. Hu and T. Y. Tam) Nonconvexity of the permanentalnumerical range, Linear Algebra and its Applications 180 (1993), 121-131
A computer laboratory for calculus, The Laboratory Approach to Teaching Calculus, C. Leinbach et al, editors, MAA Notes 20 (Dec 1989), 71-79
Calculus for a new century, Collegiate Microcomputer 6 (1988), 278-288
(with E. Abe) Centers of Chevalley groups over commutative rings, Communications in Algebra 16 (1988), 57-74
Centers of Chevalley groups over commutative rings, J. Math. Soc. Japan 34 (1982), 219-222
(with Morita) Affine Chevalley groups, Algebra 72 (1981), 359-373

last modified: July 27, 2000: J. Hurley