George Nakos' Curriculum Vitae Outline

Contents     Rank, Institution, Department, Recent Honor, Education, Career, Research Interests, Professional Societies, Books, Sample of Taught Courses

RANK  Professor with Tenure                                                                                                                                 

INSTITUTION   U.S. Naval Academy

DEPARTMENT  Mathematics

RECENT HONORS

  • 2005 Recipient of the John Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching, given annually by the Maryland-Washington DC-Virginia Section of the Mathematical Association of America
  • 2003 Recipient of the U.S. Naval Academy Teaching Excellence Award
  • The 2000-2003 Mathematics Department Nominee for the U.S. Naval Academy Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2003 Nominee for the Carnegie Foundation US Professors of the Year Awards
  • 2002-2004 Finalist for the John Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching, given annually by the Maryland-Washington DC-Virginia Section of the Mathematical Association of America

EDUCATION

  • B.S. Mathematics, Athens University, Greece 1976
  • M.S. Mathematics King's College, University of London, UK, 1977
  • Ph.D. Mathematics, The Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore, USA, 1985

        (Ph.D. Thesis Advisers: Professor J. Michael Boardman and Professor W. Stephen Wilson)

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CAREER

  • 1996-present Professor of Mathematics U.S. Naval Academy
  • 1990-1996 Associate Professor of Mathematics U.S. Naval Academy
  • 1985-1990 Assistant Professor of Mathematics U.S. Naval Academy

        And

  • Fall 2000 Visiting Scholar, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Spring 1993 Visiting Scholar, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Summer 1985 Assistant Professor of Mathematics Towson State University

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

ALGEBRA and COMPUTER ALGEBRA: Polynomial systems, Resultants, Groebner Bases, and Power series over various rings and fields.

ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY: Homotopy theory and Generalized (Co)Homology Theories, especially the Brown Peterson Homology.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member of the:

  • American Mathematical Society
  • Mathematical Association of America
  • Greek Mathematical Society
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • World Scientific and Engineering Society

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BOOKS

  • George Nakos and David Joyner, "Linear Algebra with Applications" p.666, Published by Brooks/Cole CB © 1998 ISBN/ISSN: 0-534-95526-6
  • George Nakos, "Complete Solutions Manual for Nakos and Joyner's Linear Algebra with Applications", p.298, Published by Brooks/Cole CB © 1998 ISBN/ISSN: 0-534-95528-2
  • George Nakos, "Student's Solutions Manual for Linear Algebra with Applications" p.162, Published by Brooks/Cole CB © 1998 ISBN/ISSN: 0-534-95529-0

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SAMPLE OF TAUGHT COURSES

  • Precalculus
  • Calculus I, II, III
  • Differential Equations (plain, with Maple, and with Mathematica)
  • Linear Algebra
  • Advanced Linear Algebra
  • Cryptography and Information Security
  • Analysis II (Honors)
  • Abstract Algebra
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Mathematics for Oceanographers (with Mathematica)
  • Mathematics for Physicists and Engineers
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis (with MATLAB)
  • Complex Analysis
  • Mathematical Logic
  • Introductory Topology
  • General Topology

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