Robert E. Bolger

Associate Professor of Mathematics



Contact Information
Robert E. Bolger
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield CT 06430-5195
Voice mail - 203-254-4000 Extension 2923
FAX 203-254-4126
Office: Bannow 107
email: rebolger@fair1.fairfield.edu

BACKGROUND
FIELDS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE, ON-GOING RESEARCH:
Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry, Teichmuller Theory, Non-Euclidean Geometry; Integration Theory: The Haar Integral. Working on manuscripts in Foundations, Geometry and Calculus.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
National Council of Teachers of mathematics
American Association of University Professors

MEETINGS ATTENDED:
Summer of Œ95: Park City, Utah, Institute of Advanced Study in Mathematics: Solitions and Wavelets Equations; Spring Œ96: Conference on Prospects in Mathematics at Princeton University dedicated to the 250th anniversary of its founding; Conference on Geometry and Topology at Harvard University dedicated to Chuah Hsiung on his 80th birthday; Conference at the Courant Institute at New York University, on the Scientific Careers of Peter Lax and Louis Nirenberg; the three of us started at the Courant Institute at the same time (Fall, Œ51) they as my professors. This is the first leg of conferences celebrating their 70th birthdays. The second leg is a Conference at the Villa de la Pieta in Florence, Italy and again I was invited to attend and again I canšt resist! I as their student. Second Magnus Lectures, invited speaker was Mikhael Gromov, at Polytechnic University and the Courant Institute of mathematical Sciences. Professor Magnus was my mentor at the Courant Institute.

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED:
Foundations of Modern mathematics: Logic and Set Theory (McGraw-Hill)
Geometry: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean (Saunders)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
New York Seminars on Fridays at Columbia, City University of New York and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.

PLANNING:
Working, with Ben Fine, on a Masteršs Degree in Mathematics and we have joined a local non-support group.








Return to:

The MACS Department


MACS Faculty
Some Occupations of Our MACS Graduates
The two MACS Programs

Mathematics Minor
Descriptions of Mathematics Courses








Contact Information and Table of Contents for This Site
Mathematics Department
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT 06430
email: macdonnell@fair1.fairfield.edu
Voice mail - 203 256-7238
FAX 203-255-5947


These 13 polyhedra symbolize the 13 items of this page
which is maintained by Joseph MacDonnell, S.J.
They are the 13 Achimedean semiregular polyhedra.

To F.U.