Dondi Ellis

University of Michigan

530 Church Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

East Hall 4848

dondi@umich.edu

About me (CV)

I am a fifth year graduate student at University of Michigan. My advisor is Igor Kriz.

Research Interests

I am an algebraic topologist by trade. More specifically, my interests lie in the area of motivic homotopy theory.

My research involves constructing cobordism theories. Most recently I have constructed motivic analogues of unoriented cobordism MO and oriented cobordism MSO. I call these MGLO and MSLO respectively.

Of late I have become interested in equivariant homotopy theory, and more specifically with computing the coefficients of MGLR, which is a motivic analogue of Landweber's MR.

Past Talks and Conferences

Papers

Motivic analogues of MO and MSO thesis

Motivic analogues of MO and MSO submitted for publication

Current Teaching

WCC teaching

Past Teaching

Winter 2015

Math 115

course website

Dondi's Section Website

Fall 2014

Math 216

course website

Recitation resources

Fall 2013

Math 116 002

course website

Section 002 website

Spring 2013

Math 115 021

course website

Section 021 website

Fall 2012

Math 115 007

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Once punctured, the torus could not tell its inside from its outside.

Solutions to Past Analysis Qualifying Exam Problems

May 8, 2014

Jan 11, 2014

May 10, 2013 (Problem 1 (b) should say f(x) = 0 on...)

September 7, 2013

January 12, 2013

January 7, 2012

Solutions to Past Topology Qualifying Exam Problems

January 6, 2014

January 7, 2013

August 31, 2013

May 11, 2013 Uploaded Solutions!

January 7, 2013 (finished!)

September 1, 2012

May 5, 2012

January 2, 2012

September 3, 2011

May, 2011

January, 2011

September, 2010

September, 2007

May, 2007

January, 2007

September, 2006

May, 2006

January, 2006

September, 2005

May, 2005

January, 2005

Expository Papers

Cohomological Methods in Algebraic Geometry

Colimits of Schemes.pdf Colimits of Schemes.tex

Music

Here are some audio files of me playing flute. These recordings are from my days as a freshman at The Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where I majored in flute performance before switching to mathematics. My teacher was Laurie Sokoloff, piccoloist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Mozart Concerto in D, Movement I Michael Sheppard, piano

Mozart Concerto in D, Movement II Michael Sheppard, piano

Mozart Concerto in G, Movement I, Exposition (without piano)

Mozart Concerto in G, Movement II, Exposition (without piano)

Robert Muczynski, Sonata for Flute and Piano, Allegro deciso Michael Sheppard, piano

Robert Muczynski, Sonata for Flute and Piano, Scherzo Michael Sheppard, piano

Robert Muczynski, Sonata for Flute and Piano, Andante Michael Sheppard, piano

Robert Muczynski, Sonata for Flute and Piano, Allegro con moto Michael Sheppard, piano

Kazuo Fukushima, Mei

Paul Hindemith, Flute Sonata, Movement III Michael Sheppard, piano

Flute Excerpt from Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer's Night Dream"

Flute Excerpt from Debussy's "Afternoon of a Faun"

Random Stuff

Hitler learns Topology

1959 - Donald Duck - Donald in Mathmagic Land

An answer to your question

Wedding