Zhixu Su Acting Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics University of Washington zhixusu AT uw.edu

I have been teaching at the University of Washington since autumn 2020. Before coming to UW, I was a senior lecturer at Indiana University Bloomington (2014-2020). I have also taught at University of California Irvine (2012-2014). I was an assistant professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2009-2012).

Winter 2024:

MATH 126 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III, A: Canvas 126 A.

MATH 480 Advanced Topics in Undergrad Math – Topology and its Applications: Canvas 480.

MATH 116 Introduction to Taylor Polynomials and Taylor Series: Canvas 116.

Autumn 2023:

MATH 126 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III, A and B: Canvas 126 A and B.

MATH 116 Introduction to Taylor Polynomials and Taylor Series: Canvas 116.

Spring 2023:

MATH 445 Introduction to Geometries I: Canvas 445.

MATH 126 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III, D and E: Canvas 126 D and E.

Winter 2023:

MATH 444 Introduction to Geometries I: Canvas 444.

MATH 126 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III, C: Canvas 126 C.

Autumn 2022:

MATH 126 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III, A and B: Canvas 126 A, Canvas 126 B.

MATH 399 WXML project, “Analyzing the shape of data — Persistent Homology”, Final Presentation

My research interests are in geometric topology and rational homotopy theory. I have been studying existence of high dimensional smooth manifolds realizing prescribed rational cohomology rings. By rational surgery theory, the realization is guaranteed by characteristic numbers satisfying the signature equation and Riemann-Roch integrality relations. I did my PhD thesis, “rational homotopy types of smooth manifolds”, under the supervision of James Davis at Indiana University in 2009.