Sarah Witherspoon
Professor
Department of Mathematics

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843

Office: Blocker 513B

Email: sjw at tamu dot edu

Curriculum Vitae


Teaching

Fall 2024:
Math 300, TR 9:35-10:50, Blocker 161
Math 653, TR 8:00-9:15, Blocker 148

Spring 2025:
Math 662, MWF 1:50-2:40, Blocker 148

This Seminar in Algebra will be on Homological Algebra.

The course will cover the basics of homological algebra, in preparation for more advanced study and research in fields in which homological techniques are used. Topics will be taken from several optional textbooks and from other sources. This will include chain complexes, resolutions, Ext, Tor, long exact sequences, homological dimension, Hilbert Syzygy Theorem, derived functors, derived categories, Künneth Theorem, spectral sequences, and further topics as time permits.

Research

I work in noncommutative and homological algebra.
A great introduction to noncommutative algebra by Chelsea Walton is here.
Some history and basic ideas of homological algebra are in the Wikipedia article here.
A somewhat out of date description of my research program, including work with students and postdocs, is here.

Publications and Preprints


Selected Math Links

Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar
American Mathematical Society Meetings
arXiv math preprints
Mathematical Reviews on the Web