John A. Rhodes Department of Mathematics and Statistics  University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Phone: 907-474-5445 Fax: 907-474-5394 Office: 208B Chapman Office Hours:  M 9:15-10:15, W 11:30-12:30 in Murie 101B F 12:00-1:00, and by appointment, in Chapman 208B Email: j.rhodes@alaska.edu  US Mail/UPS: Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 756660 (US mail) 1792 Ambler Lane, 101 Chapman Building (UPS, FedEx, etc.) Fairbanks AK 99775-6660

Research:

For an overview of the NANUQ algorithm for species network inference, see my recent talk on Phyloseminar.org: NANUQ video

Publications: A list (with links to PDFs) of my recent publications is here.

Software: Links are here.

A review of one of my research talks (a consequence of forcing my child to sit through a math conference)

Textbook: Mathematical Models in Biology An Introduction Elizabeth S. Allman and John A. Rhodes, Cambridge University Press, October 2003 MATLAB mfiles and Solution Manual: http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521525862&ss=res (Note this web address is different from that printed in the text.) Solution manual requires password provided to instructors by CUP. The newest solution manual has a date of Jan.14, 2005 on its cover.             Errata: errata.pdf   (Please e-mail additional errors to j.rhodes@alaska.edu .)

Courses:

Fall 2024

• Off-campus at ICERM

Spring 2024

• Math 230 Essential Calculus with Applications
• Math 490 Senior Seminar

Fall 2023

• Math 426 Numerical Analysis

Fall & Spring 2022-2023

• Sabbatical, off-campus

Fall 2021

• Math 314 Linear Algebra

Spring 2021

• Math 651 Topology

Fall 2020

• Math 252 Calculus II
• Math 661 Optimization

Spring 2020

• Math 265 Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

Fall 2019

• Math 253 Calculus III
• Math 614 Numerical Linear Algebra

Spring 2019

• Math 251 Calculus I
• Math 651 Topology

Fall 2018

• Math 321 Number Theory

Spring 2018

• Math 405 Abstract Algebra

Fall 2017

• Math 614 Numerical Linear Algebra

Fall & Spring 2016-2017

• Sabbatical, off-campus

Spring 2016

• Math 660 Advanced Mathematical Modeling (Theory of Phylogenetics)

Fall 2015

• Math 371 Probability

Spring 2015

• Math 202 Calculus III>

Fall 2014

• Math 314 Linear Algebra

Spring 2014

• Math 460 Mathematical Modeling

Fall 2013

• Math/CS 661 Optimization

Spring 2013

• Math 314 Linear Algebra
• Math 651 Topology

Fall 2012

• Math 202 Calculus III
• Math 401 Introduction to Real Analysis

Spring 2012

• Math 201 Calculus II
• Math 660 Advanced Mathematical Modeling (Theory of Phylogenetics)

Fall 2011

• Math 460 Mathematical Modeling
• Math/CS 661 Optimization

Fall & Spring 2010-2011

• Sabbatical, off-campus, with visits to Laboratorie Statistique et Genome, Universite d'Evry Val d'Essonne, France; University of Tasmania, Australia; and Institute Mittag-Leffler, Sweden

Spring 2010

• Math 215 Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
• Math 490 Senior Seminar

Fall 2009

• off campus, visiting University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ

Spring 2009

• Math 660 Advanced Mathematical Modeling (Theory of Phylogenetics)
  

Fall 2008

• Math/CS 661 Optimization

Spring 2008

• Math 314 Linear Algebra

Fall 2007

• Math 632 Theory of Modern Algebra II

Spring 2007

• off campus, visiting the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, Minneapolis, MN

Fall 2006

• Math/CS 661 Optimization

Spring 2006

• Math 202 Multivariable Calculus
• Math 308 Abstract Algebra

Fall 2005

• Math 202 Multivariable Calculus
• Math 421 Applied Analysis

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