John Solak

Hello, my name is John Solak and I am a Mathematics Graduate Student at UIC.

My current research interests lie in Mathematical Logic (Model Theory and Proof Theory), but I do find Metamathematics and Topology both fascinating. E.g. o-Minimal Topology, TFAE statements as Algebraic structures, Hyperoperations, generalizations of impossible objects. In particular, I find fascinating any algorithms/procedures in any of these areas which may be repeated ad infinitum.

I am currently studying at the University of Illinois at Chicago . Prior to grad school here, I studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) where I received my Bachelor's in Mathematics with a Doctoral Prep. concentration, with minors in Philosophy and in Spanish.

You may find my current CV here

Sample Graduate-Level Coursework

• Advanced Topics in Logic , a preliminary-exam-orientated course in Computability Theory under Prof. Matthew Harrison-Trainor


• Simple Theories, a reading course under Profs. James Freitag and Gabriel Conant


• Algebraic Topology I under Prof. Kevin Whyte


• O-Minimality and Applications, a Reading course under Prof. Ronnie Nagloo.


• Differentiable Manifolds I under Prof. Daniel Groves.


• Second Course in Abstract Algebra II under Prof. Izzet Coskun.


• Model Theory II under Prof. James Freitag.


• Second Course in Abstract Algebra I under Prof. Kevin Tucker.


• General (Pointset) Topology under Prof. Eugene Lerman at UIUC.

Presentations

Teaching

• MATH 180 (Calculus I, Summer Edge Program)

• MATH 179 (Emerging Scholars Program Workshop for Calculus I)
• MATH 180 (Calculus I)

• MATH 165 (Calculus for Business)
• Math Circles of Chicago , Co-Instructor (3rd and 4th grade)

• MATH 110 (College Algebra)

• MATH 125 (Elem. Linear Algebra for Business)

• Math 121 (Precalculus)