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Christopher Leary

Professor and Chair of

Mathematics

 South 323
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5384
leary@geneseo.edu

Chris Leary

Christopher Leary has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1992.
Faculty Information

Education

  • B.A., Oberlin College; 1979
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan; 1985

Research Interests

My research training was in the areas of set theory and logic. In particular, I have published papers dealing with infinitary combinatorics and large cardinals. More recently I have become interested in modeling and applications of mathematics to biology. I have also been fortunate enough to work with members of the Institut für Medizinische Biometrie at the University of Tübingen.

Publications

  • Fractals, average distance, and the Cantor set (with Dennis Ruppe and Gregg Hartvigsen), Fractals, vol. 18, no. 3 (2010), pp. 327-341.
  • Component averages in subgraphs of circulant-like graphs (with Jaqueline M. Dresch, Niels C. Hansen, Gregg Hartvigsen and Anthony J. Macula), Bulletin of the Institute for Combinatorics and its Application, vol. 51 (2007), pp. 55-68.
  • Tuning Degree Distributions: Departing from scale-free networks (with Hans-Peter Duerr, Markus Schwehm and Martin Eichner), Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, vol. 382 (2007), pp. 731–738.
  • The impact of contact structure on infectious disease control: influenza and antiviral agents. (with Hans-Peter Duerr, Markus Schwehm, SJ DeVlas and Martin Eichner), Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 135, no. 07, (2007), pp.1124-1132.
  • Network structure, population size, and vaccination strategy and effort interact to affect the dynamics of influenza epidemics (with Gregg Hartvigsen, Jacqueline Dresch, Amy Zielinski, and Anthony Macula), The Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 246 (2007), pp. 205–215.
  • High infection rates at low transmission potentials in West African onchocerciasis (with Hans-Peter Duerr and Martin Eichner), International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 36, no. 13 (2006), pp. 1367-1372.
  • Filter games on omega and the dual ideal (with Claude Laflamme), Fundamenta Mathematicae, vol. 173, no. 2 (2002), pp. 159–173.
  • A Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic, (2000), Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
My Classes

Math 228:
Calculus II for Biologists

    A continuation of first semester calculus, with an emphasis on modeling and applications of mathematics and statistics to the biological sciences. Topics to be covered include exponential and logarithmic functions, differential equations, matrices, systems of differential equations, and an introduction to probability and statistics. Prerequisites: MATH 221. Offered every spring

Math 340:
Modeling Biological Systems

    Computer and mathematical models are increasingly important tools used to understand complex biological systems. Under the guidance of biology and mathematics professors, students will work both individually and in groups to develop, analyze and present models of various biological systems ranging from disease models and diffusion processes to ecosystem dynamics. The course involves two hours of lectures and a two hour computer-based laboratory. (Cross listed with BIOL 340.) Prerequisites: MATH 222 and at least one of the following: BIOL 203, BIOL 222, MATH 223 or permission of the instructor. Offered spring, even years and when demand is sufficient

Math 421:
Foundations of Calculus

    Designed for teachers who desire to renew and to strengthen their knowledge of elementary calculus as well as for those who wish to probe the subject at a greater depth. Beginning with familiar material, the course attempts to develop the intermediate supporting theory. Topics covered include limit theory, differentiation, properties of continuous functions, and the theory of Riemann integration. Prerequisites: A course in analysis.