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Mark
Kozek Assistant
Professor Department
of Mathematics Whittier,
CA 90608-0634 |
Contact
Info: E-mail: mkozek {A_T} whittier.edu Telephone: (562)
907-4200 ext. 4441 FAX: (562)
464-4514 Office: Stauffer (Science) 108-B |
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Research: |
Fibonacci/Lucas numbers that are
also Sierpinski/Riesel numbers. Goldbach’s conjecture for monic polynomials. Applications
of coverings of the integers. Composite numbers that remain composite after
any substitution (ditto for insertion) of a digit. Sierpinski and Riesel
numbers that “likely” do not arise from coverings. Numbers of the form: kr2n+1, kr2n-1, and kr-2n.
Factorization of x2+x. |
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Publications: |
§ Composites
that remain composite after changing a digit (with Michael Filaseta, Charles
Nicol and John Selfridge), J. Combin.
Number Theory (to appear). § An asymptotic formula for Goldbach’s conjecture with
monic polynomials in Z[x], Amer. Math.
Monthly (to appear). § On powers associated with Sierpiński numbers, Riesel numbers and Polignac's conjecture (with Michael Filaseta and Carrie Finch), J. Number Theory 128 (2008), no. 7, 1916--1940. |
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Teaching: |
Math 395 – Introduction to
Cryptography II (Independent study). Math 320 – Advanced Geometry. Math 85 – Precalculus. Math 81 – Math for Management
Sciences. Previous
Courses. |
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Spring Office Hours: |
Mondays: 1:45–2:30 Tuesdays: 3:00–3:45 Wednesdays: 11:00–11:45 Thursdays: 1:45–2:30 (Or by appointment.) |
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Conferences: |
April 10: MAA SoCal-Nevada Spring Sectional (Harvey Mudd College). March 13: Pacific Coast Undergraduate Math Conference 2010 (Pepperdine). March 6: SoCal Number Theory Day (UC San Diego). *January 13-16: Joint Math Meetings 2010 (San Francisco) – presented & chaired session. Previous
Conferences Attended/Presented. |
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Miscellaneous: |
My old soccer
team. My brother’s photos. |