Instructors & TAs



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David Leep, instructor (sections 001-004).
David is a professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in the area of Number Theory and held postdoctoral positions at the University of Chicago and University of California, Berkeley before moving to UK in 1984. Besides teaching upper level undergraduate courses and graduate courses for many years, he has also taught Elementary Calculus and Its Applications, MA123, and Calculus I, MA 113, many times. This is David's first time teaching MA 137. For more information visit his webpage.
Office: POT 833
Office hours: F 3:00-4:30 pm and by appointment
E-Mail: leep@uky.edu
Phone: (859) 257-6813



Alberto Corso, instructor (sections 005-008).
Alberto is an associate professor of Mathematics and he is currently the director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in the area of Commutative Algebra and held postdoctoral positions at Purdue University and Michigan State University before moving to UK in 2001. He also held visiting positions at MSRI (Berkeley) and the University of Notre Dame. At the teaching level, in recent years he has been involved in redesigning College Algebra, MA109, and Elementary Calculus and Its Applications, MA123, as well as in developing a Calculus sequence for the Life Sciences, MA137 and MA138. Outside of Mathematics he is kept quite busy by Nina, his adorable labradoodle.
For more information visit his personal webpage or read his K-Book interview.
Office: POT 701
Office hours: MWF 11:00-11:50am and by appointment
E-Mail: alberto.corso@uky.edu
Phone: (859) 257-3167



Daniel Ray Plaugher, teaching assistant (sections 001 and 002).
Daniel is a third year graduate student pursuing a PhD in mathematics at UK. He earned Bachelor's degrees in mathematics and secondary education from West Virginia Wesleyan College, and he earned his Master's degree from UK in the spring. Currently, he is studying mathematical biology with a focus on oncology. When not doing math, he enjoys sports, exercise, the outdoors, and spending time with his family.
Office: POT 902
E-Mail: plaugher_dr@uky.edu
Office hours: TBA; TBA (in the Mathskeller); and by appointment
Phone: (859) 257-7216



Angela Catherine Hanson, teaching assistant (sections 003 and 004).
Angela is a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Mathematics. She received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she also minored in Spanish and economics. In addition to math, she enjoys contemporary dance and cooking. For more information, visit her personal website.
Office: POT 702
E-Mail: angela.hanson@uky.edu
Office hours: TBA; TBA (in the Mathskeller); and by appointment
Phone: (859) 257-6804



Deborah Hayley Wilkerson, teaching assistant (sections 005 and 006).
Deborah is a fifth-year graduate student pursuing a PhD in mathematics at UK. She received a BA in mathematics from the University of the Cumberlands in 2015 with minors in secondary education and Spanish. She studies algebraic number theory with Dr. David Leep. When not doing math, she enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with friends and family.
Office: POT 702
E-Mail: deborah.wilkerson@uky.edu
Office hours: TBA; TBA (in the Mathskeller); and by appointment
Phone: (859) 257-6804



Jay Thomas White, teaching assistant (sections 007 and 008).
Jay is a xxx-year student pursuing a PhD in mathematics at UK. He ....
Office: POT 702
E-Mail: jay.white@uky.edu
Office hours: TBA; TBA (in the Mathskeller); and by appointment
Phone: (859) 257-6804