Kevin Purbhoo Associate Professor Combinatorics & Optimization Department University of Waterloo 200 University Ave W Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 Office: MC 5122 Phone: 519–888–4567 x35135 Email: kpurbhoo (at) uwaterloo (dot) ca

Teaching

• Fall 2023:
  • CO 431/631 (Symmetric Functions)
    • Required background
  Office Hours: TBA.
  
  
• Previous terms:
  • Fall 2022: CO 431/631
  • Winter 2022: Math 249, CO 434/634
  • Fall 2021: CO 631
  • Winter 2021: CO 430/630
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  • Winter 2020: CO 430/630, CO 434/634
  • Fall 2019: Math 249, CO 631
  • Winter 2019: Math 249, CO 430/630
  • Spring 2017: Math 239
  • Winter 2017: Math 235
  • Winter 2016: CO 634
  • Fall 2015: Math 245, Math 249
  • Winter 2015: Math 235
  • Fall 2014: CO 330, CO 430/630
  • Winter 2014: Math 249
  • Fall 2013: Math 239, CO 330
  • Winter 2013: Math 138, Math 249
  • Spring 2012: Math 245
  • Winter 2012: Math 249, CO 634
  • Fall 2011: CO 430/630
  • Fall 2010: Math 229, CO 430/630
  • Winter 2010: Math 229, Math 245
  • Fall 2009: CO 430/630
  • Winter 2009: CO 739
  • Fall 2008: Math 239, Math 245
  • Fall 2007: Math 239

Research

My research interests include algebraic geometry, algebraic combinatorics, and representation theory. Much of my work is in one way or another connected to enumerative algebraic geometry, which is an area concerned with counting certain types of geometric objects or configurations. A wide variety of techniques (combinatorial, algebraic, geometric) are applicable to these types of problems. Here are a few links to some relevant survey articles.

• My papers, in their various states of completion.
• Algebraic Combinatorics at Waterloo.
• A talk for undergraduates on jeu de taquin that I gave in June 2012: Part 1, Part 2.

Other

• A LaTeX package for creating young tableaux.