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Dr. Alexander Retakh

Associate Professor, Math and Science

Year Started

2010

Education

  • PhD Mathematics Yale University
  • BA Mathematics New York University

Teaching Interests

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Cryptography

Research Interests

  • Mathematical physics
  • Representation theory
  • Noncommutative algebra
Last updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2016

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