Ralph M. Kaufmann Associate Professor Department of Mathematics Purdue University

Address	Ralph Kaufmann Purdue University Department of Mathematics 150 N. University Street West Lafayette , IN  47907-2067
Phone	(765) 494-1205
Fax	(765) 494-0548
Office	Math 710
E-mail	rkaufman@math.purdue.edu

Ph.D.	Mathematics	(Bonn, Germany 1997)
M.S.	Physics	(Bonn, Germany 1994)
M.A.	Philosophy	(Bonn, Germany 1996)

            Complete CV as a PDF file.

Areas of research: Topology, Geometry and Algebraic Geometry.

In particular:

• operads, actions on the Hochschild complexes
• string topology
  
• quantum cohomology
• stringy phenomena for orbifolds
  

Publications or Publications with links or download as pdf

Link to publications on Mathscinet

Teaching Fall 2008

MATH 362:  Topics in Vector Calculus

Link to course webpage
Date and Time:   MWF  9:30 - 10:20 am in  REC 123    
Syllabus

MATH 598K:  Homological Algebra: Derived Categories

Link to course webpage
Date and Time:   MWF  11:30 - 12:20 am in  REC 121    
Syllabus

Office hours:  MW  1:30-2:20 am and by appointment

Past Teaching

Spring 2008:MATH 572: Introduction in Algebraic Topology. Link to course webpage
Fall 2007:     MATH 266 Ordinary Differential Equations. Link to section webpage

A webpage with links to old class pages.

Link to Birgit Kaufmann’s webpage.

Links to Max-Planck Institute for mathematics Bonn , IHES , MSRI and Institute Mittag-Leffler