Jeremy Sylvestre, PhD, MSc, BSc (Eng)
Contact
Associate Professor, Augustana - Sciences
- jsylvest@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 679-1586
- Address
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2-332 Faith & Life Centre
4901-46 AveCamrose ABT4V 2R3
Overview
About
Degrees
PhD, Mathematics (Toronto)
MSc, Mathematics (Toronto)
BSc (Eng), Mathematics and Engineering (Queen's)
Contact
See contact details above. Email is preferred over voicemail.
If you are a past student and need a syllabus from a past course, please contact the Augustana departmental administrative support staff at augustana.administration@ualberta.ca.
Research
My current research involves developing foundational libraries for the formalization of mathematics.
Teaching
I teach a variety of introductory 1st- and 2nd-year mathematics courses at the Augustana Campus: calculus, linear algebra, discrete math, and geometry.
Courses
AUMAT 260 - Foundations of Geometry
Axiomatic systems and finite geometries; neutral geometry and the various parallel postulates, leading to Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry; constructions; isometries of the plane and groups of transformations, and inversions in circles; models for Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry; applications. Prerequisite: AUMAT 120 or consent of the instructor.