Instructors & TAs



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Alberto Corso, instructor (sections 001-006).
Alberto is an associate professor of Mathematics and he is the director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Mathematics since 2016. 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 Lina & Nellie, his adorable labra- and goldendoodle.
For more information visit his personal webpage or read his K-Book interview.
Office: POT 701
Office hours: MF 12:00-12:50 pm (in POT 701), W 1:00-1:50 pm (on Zoom), and by appointment
E-Mail: alberto.corso@uky.edu



Joshua Olilima, teaching assistant (sections 001 and 002).
Joshua is a first-year graduate student pursuing a PhD in mathematics. He earned a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mathematics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University and the University of Lagos, Nigeria respectively.
Office: POT 902
E-Mail: joshua.olilima@uky.edu
Office hours: T 2-3 (POT 902), R 3-4 (Mathskeller), F 4-5 (POT 902), and by appointment



Antwon Park, teaching assistant (sections 003 and 004).
Antwon is a first-year graduate student pursuing a PhD in mathematics. He earned a BS in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego and a MA in mathematics from San Diego State University. Outside of school, he enjoys rock climbing, escape rooms, and playing the cajon.
Office: POT 702
E-Mail: antwon.park@uky.edu
Office hours: T 12-1 (Mathskeller), W 1-2 and F 11-12 (POT 702), and by appointment



Robert Righi, teaching assistant (sections 005 and 006).
Robert is a fifth-year student pursuing a PhD in mathematics at UK. He got his BS in Mathematics and Economics from Union College in Schenectady, NY. Besides math he enjoys sports, particularly ice hockey.
Office: POT 906
E-Mail: robert.righi@uky.edu
Office hours: T 10-11 (POT 906), W 2-3 (Mathskeller), R 2-3 (POT 906), and by appointment