Scott Crofts
University of Utah
Department of Mathematics
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112

Office: JWB (John Widtsoe Building) #213
Phone: (801) 585-7670
Email: crofts (at) math.utah.edu

Teaching Fall 2008

Math 2270 Section 001
Begins August 25th
MTWF 9:40-10:30 JTB 120
Office Hours: After class and Tuesdays 12pm-1pm
Email: scottcrofts (at) gmail.com

Announcements:

  • No meeting September 1st (Labor Day)
  • (9/3) Quiz 1 On Material From: 8/26-8/29
  • (9/10) Quiz 2 On Material From: 9/2-9/8
  • (9/17) Quiz 3 On Material From: 9/9,9/10,9/15
  • (9/24) Exam 1 On Material Through Section 3.3

    Handouts:

  • Syllabus

    Quizzes:

  • Quiz 1 Solutions
  • Quiz 2 Solutions
  • Quiz 3 Solutions

    Exams:

  • Exam 1 Solutions

    Homework:

  • (8/26) Section 1.1: 5,7,9,11,17,29,38
  • (8/27) Section 1.2: 1,5,7,9,13,19,21,24,25,26,31
  • (8/29) Section 1.3: 1,3,6,7,13,15,17,19,20,23,27,28
  • (9/2) Section 1.3: 29,30,33,34,35,36,44,47,51
  • (9/3) Section 2.1: 5,7,25,26,27,32,33
  • (9/5) Section 2.1: 1,3,17,19,34,40
  • (9/8) Section 2.3: 1,3,7,9,11,17,21,22,34,35ab,41,42
  • (9/9) Section 2.4: 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,18,21,22,23,25,28
  • (9/15) Section 3.1: 1,3,9,13,15,17,23,25,27,39,40,51
  • (9/16) Section 3.2: 1,2,3,4,6,7,10,11,13,15,17,27
  • (9/17) Section 3.2: 33,37,45
  • (9/22) Section 3.3: 1,3,5,9,11,19,21,37,60,61
  • (9/26) Section 3.4: 1,7,9,13,17
  • (9/29) Section 3.4: 19,21,27,39,49,52
  • (9/30) Section 3.4: 55,57,76
  • (10/01) Section 4.1: 7,10,11,12,13,14,17,20,22
  • (10/03) Section 4.1: 39,49,56
  • (10/06) Section 4.2: 1,3,5,9,23,31,33,37,55,77

    Research

    Picture by John Stembridge

    I am interested in the representation theory of real semisimple Lie groups. I recently made some calculations for the nonalgebraic double covers of certain 'spin' groups of type B. Here is a link to those results.

    These calculations are related to a larger computational project known as The Atlas of Lie Groups and Representations.

    My Favorite Math Quote:

    "My game is like the Pythagorean theorem, no one has an answer." -- Shaquille O'Neal