I have been a full-time Lecturer in Mathematics at The Ohio State University at Newark since the academic year 2019/2020.
Previously, I was a Ph.D. student in Mathematics at Western University (Canada) under the supervision of Dan Christensen. I defended my Ph.D. in July 2019, with a thesis on the theory of localization in an ∞-topos. You can find my thesis here.
My main mathematical interests are in Homotopy Theory and Category Theory.
Short CV
- Full-time Lecturer, The Ohio State University at Newark (2019-present).
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Western University (2015-2019).
- Double M.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Padova (2013-2014) and University of Leiden (2014-2015). ALGaNT student.
- B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Trento (2010-2013).
You can find my full CV here.
Teaching at OSU – Newark
Links are to the general course description. Syllabi for the specific sections of the courses I taught can be found here.
- Fall 2023: Math 1120 (Precalculus with Review 1), Math 1148 (College Algebra).
- Spring 2023: Math 1075 (Precollege Mathematics 2), Math 1130 (College Algebra for Business), Math 1135 (Numbers and Operations for Teachers).
- Fall 2022: Math 1130 (College Algebra for Business), Math 1148 (College Algebra).
- Summer 2022: Math 1151 (Calculus 1).
- Spring 2022: Math 1135 (Numeracy and Operations for Teachers), Math 1151 (Calculus 1).
- Fall 2021: Math 1075 (Precollege Mathematics 2), Math 1116 (Excursions in Math), Math 1148 (College Algebra).
- Spring 2021 (online): Math 1130 (College Algebra for Business), Math 1135 (Numbers and Operations for Teachers), Math 1172 (Engineering Mathematics A)
- Fall 2020 (online): Math 1135 (Numbers and Operations for Teachers), Math 1148 (College Algebra), Math 1149 (Trigonometry).
- Spring 2020 (partly online due to COVID-19): Math 1075 (Precollege Mathematics 2), Math 1116 (Excursions in Math), Math 1136 (Measurement and Geometry for Teachers), Math 1149 (Trigonometry).
- Fall 2019: Math 1075 (Precollege Mathematics 2), Math 1148 (College Algebra), Math 1151 (Calculus 1).
Certificates and Awards
- Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) High-Support Grant Winner, The Ohio State University, March 2022. I won a grant to build open-access lecture notes for the Precalculus-series courses. These course notes contain definitions and explanations of concepts and results, detailed solved exercises and practice problems to test students’ understanding. The notes are written in the free typesetting system LaTeX, allowing for effective portability, modification and sharing of the source files. The goal is to present the material with an emphasis on conceptual understanding and mathematical rigour. More details on the ALX program can be found here.
- Faculty of Science Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Western University, May 2019. I was selected, by the Department of Mathematics at Western University, as the recipient of the above award, given to graduate teaching assistants which show excellent teaching skills.
- Western Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Western University, April 2019. I obtained this certificate, which is given to graduate students at the end of a formative program that aims at enhancing and complementing their teaching skills with evidence-based and student-centred effective teaching methods. Further details can be found here.
Publications and Preprints
- M. Vergura, L’-localization in an ∞-topos. Published in Theory and Application of Categories, Volume 35 – 2020 (pages 196-277).
- M. Vergura, Localization theory in an ∞-topos . Arxiv preprint.
Contact Information
- Visiting Address (by appointment only): 1440 Granville Rd, Newark, OH 43055, United States of America.
- E-mail: x.1@osu.edu, where x = my last name.