Instructors & TAs



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Alberto Corso, instructor (sections 001-004).
Alberto is an associate professor of Mathematics who specializes in the area of Commutative Algebra. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University 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 11:00-11:50 am (in POT 701), W 1:00-1:50 pm (on Zoom), and by appointment
E-Mail: alberto.corso@uky.edu



Kathryn Mae Hechtel, teaching assistant (sections 001 and 002).
Kathryn is currently a fourth-year graduate student pursuing her PhD in mathematics at UK. She received her BS in mathematics from George Washington University in Washington, DC in 2019. Outside of mathematics, Kathryn enjoys rock climbing and martial arts.
Office: POT 722
E-Mail: kathryn.hechtel@uky.edu
Office hours: T 12:00-1:00 (Mathskeller), W 12:30-1:30 (POT 722), R 10:00-11:00 (POT 722), by appointment.



Millie Deaton Rose, teaching assistant (sections 003 and 004).
Millie is currently a third-year graduate student pursuing their PhD in mathematics. She received an undergraduate degree in mathematics with minors in physics and economics at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Her research interests are primarily in topology and algebra. In her free time, Millie likes to build electronics and listen to jazz.
Office: POT 806
E-Mail: millie.rose@uky.edu
Office hours: T 1:00-2:00 (Mathskeller), T 2:00-3:00 (POT 806), W 2:00-3:00 (POT 806), by appointment.