David Rosenthal







Contact information
Address:  Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science
      St. John's University
      8000 Utopia Pkwy
      Jamaica, NY 11439 USA
Office:     SJH 334C
Phone:     (718) 990-2338
Fax:         (718) 990-1650
Email:      rosenthd@stjohns.edu

David Rosenthal

Associate Professor

Ph.D., 2002, SUNY Binghamton

At St. John's since 2004

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Research interests: Algebraic and geometric topology



Teaching


Spring 2013

·    MTH 1740  "University Calculus II"    MR 10:40-12:05 (SJH 205), T 10:40-12:05 (DAC 310)
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·    MTH 208  "Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable II"    T 5:00-7:00 (SJH 337)
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·    "Sports Analytics Seminar" (announcement)



Fall 2012
·    MTH 1730  "University Calculus I"    M 3:25-4:50, TR 1:50-3:20 (SJH 314)
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·    MTH 207  "Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable I"    M 5:00-7:00 (SJH 337)
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Research

Published or Accepted


 ·   On the asymptotic dimension of the dual group of a locally compact abelian group [pdf]
(with Andrew Nicas)
Topology and Its Applications 160 (2013) pp. 682-684.

·   On the K-theory and L-theory of hyperbolic and virtually finitely generated abelian groups [pdf]
(with Wolfgang Lück)
To appear in Forum Mathematicum.
·   Coarse structures on groups [pdf]
(with Andrew Nicas)
Topology and Its Applications 159 (2012) pp. 3215-3228.

·   Split injectivity of the Baum-Connes assembly map [pdf]
Pure and Applied Mathematics Quarterly (Special Issue: In honor of F. Thomas Farrell and Lowell E. Jones, Part 2 of 2) 8 (2012) pp. 453-479

·   Assembly maps for group extensions in K-theory and L-theory with twisted coefficients [pdf]
(with Ian Hambleton and Erik K. Pedersen)
Pure and Applied Mathematics Quarterly (Special Issue: In honor of F. Thomas Farrell and Lowell E. Jones, Part 1 of 2) 8 (2012) pp. 175-197

·   A user's guide to continuously controlled algebra [pdf]
Cohomology of Groups and Algebraic K-theory, pp. 489--501, Adv. Lect. Math. (ALM) vol. 12, Int. Press, Somerville, MA, 2010

 ·   Finite Z/2Z-CW complexes which are not homotopically stratified by orbit type [pdf]
(with Andrew Nicas)
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 137 (2009) pp. 381-384

·   Hochschild homology relative to a family of groups [pdf]
(with Andrew Nicas)
Algebraic & Geometric Topology 8 (2008) pp. 693-728
·   On the K-theory of groups with finite asymptotic dimension [pdf]
(with Arthur Bartels)
Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik 612 (2007) pp. 35-57
·   Continuous control and the algebraic L-theory assembly map
Forum Mathematicum 18 (2006) pp. 193-209; Erratum: Forum Math. 19 (2007) p. 761
·   On the algebraic K- and L-theory of word hyperbolic groups
(with Dirk Schütz)
Mathematische Annalen 332 (2005) pp. 523-532
·   Splitting with continuous control in algebraic K-theory
K-theory 32 (2004) pp. 139-166



Non-Research Publications

·   How many holes does my cat have? (In memory of Prof. Bill Watson) [pdf]
Indian Journal of Mathematics (Proceedings on the Fourth Dr. George Bachman Memorial Conference) 53 (2013) pp. 257-265





Upcoming Events

·  Visiting the Bonn Topology Group
Universität Bonn (Germany)
July 2013


Previous Activities

·  Attended the workshop Cohomological Methods in Geometric Group Theory
Banff International Research Station (Alberta, Canada)
November 25 - 30, 2012

·  Spoke in the Geometry & Topology Seminar at McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
November 22, 2012

·  Visited the Bonn Topology Group
Universität Bonn (Germany)
September 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012

·  Topology and Groups - Berlin 2012
Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
June 18 - June 29, 2012

·  Spoke in the Oberseminar Globale Analysis
Universität Regensburg (Germany)
January 18, 2012

·  Spoke in the Oberseminar Topologie
Universität Bonn (Germany)
November 8, 2011

·  Spoke in the Notre Dame Topology Seminar
University of Notre Dame
May 5, 2011

·  Spoke at the Classifying Spaces for Families of Subgroups
Ohio State University
December 4-5, 2010

·  J. William Fulbright Scholars Award
Universität Münster (Germany)
January 16 - July 15, 2010

·  Visited the Münster Topology Group
Universität Münster (Germany)
June 1 - June 30, 2009

·  Geometry and Topology
Universität Münster (Germany)
June 1-5, 2009

·  Manifold Perspectives
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (Germany)
May 24-30, 2009

·  Geometric Topology: In honor of Steve Ferry's 60th birthday
University of Chicago
March 22-24, 2009

·  Surgery and Manifold Theory: A celebration of the 60th birthday of Andrew Ranicki
Universität Münster (Germany)
June 19-20, 2008

·  Visited the Münster Topology Group
Universität Münster (Germany)
May 19 - June 27, 2008

·   Singularities in Topology and Geometry: In honor of Sylvain Cappell's 60th birthday
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
March 17-20, 2008

·   Special Session on Geometric Topology at the AMS 2008 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting
(Co-organized by myself and Marco Varisco)
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
March 15-16, 2008

·  Spoke in the Geometry & Topology Seminar at McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
February 28, 2008

·  Spoke in the Oberseminar Topologie at Universität Bonn
Bonn, Germany
January 15, 2008
·  Spoke in the Oberseminar Topologie at Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
January 7, 2008
·  Spoke in the Topology Seminar at Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
December 15, 2007
·  Spoke at the Topological and Geometric Rigidity Workshop
Banff International Research Station (Alberta, Canada)
July 29 - August 3, 2007

·  Spoke at the Cohomology of Groups and Algebraic K-theory Conference
CMS, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China)
July 2-12, 2007

·  Visited the Münster Topology Group
Universität Münster (Germany)
June 1-30, 2007

·  Attended the Topology Workshop
Banff International Research Station (Alberta, Canada)
February 25 - March 2, 2007

·  Attended the Geometry, Topology and Their Interactions Conference in honor of Farrell & Jones
Instituto de Matemáticas, UNAM (Morelia, México)
January 8-13, 2007

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