Donovan Snyder

Contact

• E-mail: dsnyd15(at)ur.rochester.edu

• Office: Hylan 710

• Pronouns: he/him

Office Hours

• Via email appointment for Fall 2023

Fall 2023

Math 436

• Graduate Algebra 1

• Grading

Research

• Prof. Sarada Rajeev, investigating Quantum Groups/Hopf Algebras looking into their applications in Euler equations, quantum computing, and Gauge Theories

• Ongoing

• Prof. Alex Ioseivch, Emmett Wyman, VC-Dimension and probabilistic method

• Ongoing

• Prof. Sarada Rajeev, examining probability in a two state quantum random walk, satisfying a different probabilistic axiom

  • Spring 2021, Honors Math, Physics Thesis

• Prof. Chen Ding, Systems Group of Computer Science Department, examining cache complexity

  • Summer 2020, Published Measuring Cache Complexity Using Data Movement Distance (DMD) in IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, 2021

• Prof. Alex Iosevich, the polynomial method over finite fields

  • Summer 2019

Mentoring

I am currently directing the graduate student's reading program for undergraduates. I run my own program based on the research I am doing. Feel free to send me an email if you are interested in participating.

Education

• Passed 6/6 prelim exams

  • Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Topology, Geometry,

• Graduated from the University of Rochester in 2021

  • Honors B.S. in Mathematics with highest distinction

  • B.S. in Physics

  • Minor in Music

Previous Teaching and Examples

• MATH 120, Precalculus Module - ECO Program, Summer 2023, Instructor

  • Algebra and functions for calculus

  • See sample class notes

• MATH 143 - Calculus III, Summer 2023, Instructor

  • Four weekly lectures on sequences, series, and polar calculus

• Math 218 - Math Modeling of the Life Sciences, Spring 2023

  • Grading, substitute lectures

• Math 263 - Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations, Spring 2023

  • Grading

• Math 173 - Honors Linear Algebra, Fall 2022

  • Three weekly recitations, grading exams

  • Substitute lectures, see sample lecture notes

• Math 143 - Calculus III, Summer 2022, Instructor

  • Four weekly lectures on sequences, series, and polar calculus

  • See sample lecture notes

• Precalculus - ECO Program, Summer 2022, Instructor

  • Algebra and functions for calculus

  • See sample workshop lesson

• Math 143 - Calculus III, Spring 2022

  • Three weekly workshops, grading

• Math 141 - Calculus I, Fall 2021

  • Three weekly workshops, grading

• Math for Engineering - ECO Program, Summer 2021, Instructor

  • Algebra and functions for calculus and engineering courses

• Math 171 & 172 - Honors Calculus I & II, 2018-2021

  • Undergraduate TA

  • One weekly workshop, grading