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Aldo Cruz-Cota
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ella C. McFadden Science Center 110A
Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara (December 2009)
- Dissertation: Hex Structures on Singular Euclidean Surfaces with Conical Singularities.
- Certificate in College and University Teaching, University of California, Santa Barbara (December 2009)
- Summer Teaching Institute for Associates Certificate, University of California, Santa Barbara (Summer 2007)
- Master's Degree in Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara (December 2005)
- Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, University of Guanajuato and Center for Mathematical Research (CIMAT), Mexico (August 2003)
Research Interests/Scholastic Profile
- I am interested in low-dimensional topology and geometry, especially in geometric structures on 2- and 3-manifolds. Currently, I have been using a geometric complexity function to study topological and Riemann surfaces as branched covers of the Riemann sphere. I am also interested in exploring the connections of that complexity function to the classical Hurwitz problem.
Courses Taught at Texas Wesleyan
- MAT-1302: College Algebra
- MAT-1303: Precalculus
- MAT-1305: Advanced Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers
- MAT-1310: Mathematics for Business and Economic Analysis
- MAT-1324: Calculus I
- MAT-1325: Calculus II
- MAT-2331: Calculus III
Publications
- Generalizations of Hyperbolic Area for Topological Surfaces. Rev. Un. Mat. Argentina 59 (2018) 431–441.
- An elementary upper bound for the number of generic quadrisecants of polygonal knots (with T. Ramirez-Rosas.) Appl. Math. E-Notes, 17 (2017) 157–163.
- The Complexity of Riemann Surfaces and the Hurwitz Existence Problem (with T. Ramirez-Rosas.) Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 87 (2013) 131–138.
- Classifying Voronoi graphs of hex spheres. Topology Appl. 159 (2012) 1210–1218.
- The Moduli Space of Hex Spheres. Algebr. Geom. Topol. 11 (2011) 1323--1343.
- Hex Structures on Singular Euclidean Surfaces with Conical Singularities. Ph.D. Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2009.
Presentations
- An Introduction to Persistent Homology and the Shape of Data (July 2017), MathFest, Chicago, IL.
- An Introduction to Persistent Homology (Sep 2016), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
- The Topological Complexity of a Surface (Jan 2016), Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, WA.
- Finding Formulas for the Complexity of Riemann Surfaces (Aug 2013), Mathematical Congress of the Americas, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- The Complexity of Riemann Surfaces and the Hurwitz Problem (Mar 2012), The 46th Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.
- The Complexity of Riemann Surfaces (Jan 2012), AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings.
- Classifying Voronoi Graphs of Hex Spheres (Jan 2011), AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings.
- Classifying Hex Spheres (Sept 2010), International Conference Japan-Mexico on Topology and its Applications, Colima, Mexico.
- The Moduli Space of Hex Spheres (Aug 2010), International Congress of Mathematicians, Hyderabad, India.
- El Espacio Moduli de Esferas Hexagonales (The Moduli Space of Hex Spheres) (Jun 2010), Mathematics Institute, National University of Mexico.
- Hex Structures on Spheres (Jan 2010), AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings.