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Thomas D. Peters

Math Dude

Email: tpeters@math.columbia.edu

I am a former graduate student. I'm currently interested in algorithms and software development. I currently work here.

Back in my graduate school days, I worked on low-dimensional topology, specifically Heegaard Floer homology. My advisor was Peter Ozsváth.

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Teaching
Mathematics S4062Q, Intro to modern analysis II, Summer 2011
Mathematics S4061X (Section 2), Intro to modern analysis I, Summer 2010
Mathematics V3952 Undergraduate Seminars II, Spring 2010
Mathematics S3027D (1) Ordinary Differential Equations, Summer 2008
Mathematics V3952 Undergraduate Seminars II, Spring 2008
Mathematics V1102.007 Calculus II, Fall 07
Mathematics S1202Q. Calculus IV, Summer 07
Mathematics W1003. College Algebra-Analytic Geometry , Spring 07
Mathematics S2010D. Linear Algebra., Summer 06

Research
1. A concordance invariant from the Floer homology of $\pm1$ surgeries (submitted)<.pdf> (325,422 bytes)
2. On L-spaces and non-left orderable fundamental groups <.pdf> (294330 bytes)
3. The twisted Floer homology of torus bundles, with Yinghua Ai <.pdf> (351602 bytes)
Published in Algebraic & Geometric Topology, 10 (2010) 679-695
4. Asymptotics of a nonlinear Fibonacci recurrence, (undergraduate research) <.pdf> (299272 bytes)

Thesis
Computations of Heegaard Floer homology: torus bundles, L-spaces, and correction terms. Papers 1-3 from above, bundled together and updated. (646,712 bytes)

Teh Codez

Interview questions
A collection of coding interview questions I have received.
A collection of ``behavioral'' interview questions I have received.

Sweet bitmaps

Orals
My orals syllabus (26,4000 bytes)
Approximate orals transcript (2,983 bytes)

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