This course concerns the mathematical problems underlying public-key ciphers and digital signatures, as well as algorithms to solve them. Topics may include ...
About me
I am a mathematician at Amherst College, specializing in algebraic geometry and combinatorics. Much of my work revolves around connections between Young tableaux and algebraic curves. My teaching includes courses at all levels, and I particularly enjoy teaching courses involving programming.
I grew up in Seattle, and still miss the mountains all around, but I am a happy East coast transplant. I enjoy the snowy winters and all the scenery around the Pioneer valley. When time and childcare schedules allow it, I cycle along the Norwottuck Rail Trail from my home in Northampton to the Amherst campus, and can be found exploring the surrounding area by bicycle.
My family pronounces our last name “fleeger.” This is not the original German pronunciation, and I will happily answer to anything reasonable.
I help organize the department Putnam training sessions, together with Joe Kraisler.
Fall 2024 Courses:
Galois Theory is the study of symmetry in the solutions to polynomial equations. In its modern formulation, it describes a beatiful correspondence between fi...
Office hours
- My office hours in SMUD 401 are:
- Tuesday 9:15-10:45
- Wednesday 9:15-10:45
- Friday 10:30-11:30