Karl Dilcher

Professor and Chair
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3J5, Canada

Office: Chase Building, Room 325
Phone: (902) 494-3784 or 494-2572
FAX: (902) 494-5130
E-mail: dilcher@mscs.dal.ca
Office hours: By appointment 		         
Muhammad bin Musa al-Khwarizmi
(Origin of the word "algorithm")

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Number theory (elementary, computational, analytic)
  • Classical analysis (zeros of polynomials, inequalities)
  • Bernoulli numbers and polynomials, and related sequences
    • TEACHING
  • The current term (Winter 2010): MATH 1290: Engineering Mathematics II.

  • Past terms:
    • MATH 1500: The Calculus (2008/2009)
    • MATH/CSCI 4116 and MATH 5116: Cryptography (Fall 2007).
    • MATH 3070-A: Theory of Numbers (Fall 2006).
    • MATH 2040-B: Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra II (Winter 2004, Winter 2005).
    • MATH 1000-A: Differential and Integral Calculus I (Fall 2003, Fall 2005).
    • MATH 4070/5070-B: Topics in Number Theory (Winter 2003, Fall 2005, Winter 2007).
    • MATH 3500: Intermediate Analysis (2002/2003, 2003/2004, Winter 2005).
    • CONFERENCES ATTENDED OR PLANNED TO ATTEND IN 2009
  • Illinois Number Theory Celebration March 25-26, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • AMS 2009 Spring Central Sectional Meeting March 27-29, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • CMS Summer Meeting, June 6 - 8, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
  • 19th Czech and Slovak International Conference on Number Theory Aug. 31 - Sept. 1, Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic.
  • Workshop on Discovery and Experimentation in Number Theory Sept. 22 - 26, Fields Institute, Toronto.
  • Dedekind sums in geometry, topology, and arithmetic Oct. 11 - 16, Banff International Research Station.
    • PUBLICATIONS (Out of date -- please see MathSciNet for recent publications)
  • Complete list of publications
  • Books edited or authored
    • WEBSITES MAINTAINED
  • A Bibliography of Bernoulli Numbers
  • The Agnes Baxter Reading Room (department library) website
  • The Fibonacci Association, official website.
    • MORE INFORMATION
  • Brief professional CV
  • Personal information and favourite links. (Das gleiche auf deutsch.)
  • The Commericalization of University Teaching and Research. Some relevant links, books and documents.

    • August 23, 2009