Brendon Stanton

About Me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at Iowa State University. My research interests are in combinatorics, graph theory, and extremal graph theory. My advisor is Dr. Ryan Martin.

Teaching

Iowa State University

I was the primary instructor for each of my Iowa State courses.

• Math 165: Calculus I*, Spring 2011
• Math 140: College Algebra*, Fall 2010
• Math 166: Calculus II*, Spring 2010
• Math 165: Calculus I*, Fall 2009
• Math 166: Calculus II*, Spring 2009
• Math 165: Calculus I*, Fall 2008
• Math 151: Business Calculus*, Summer 2008
• Math 166: Calculus II*, Spring 2008
• Math 010: High School Algebra*, Fall 2007
• Math 265: Ordinary Differential Equations*, Summer 2007
• Math 166: Calculus II, Spring 2007
• Math 140: College Algebra, Fall 2006

^*Course used WebCT as its primary web resource.

University of Minnesota

I was a teaching assistant for each of my Minnesota courses.

• CS 1901: Structure of Computer Programming I, Summer 2005
• CS 2011: Discrete Structures of Computer Science, Spring 2005
• CS 1901: Structure of Computer Programming I, Spring 2005
• CS 1103: Introduction to Programming in Java, Fall 2004
• CS 2031: Introduction to Numerical Computing, Spring 2004
• CS 1103: Introduction to Programming in Java, Fall 2003

Publications

• Vertex Identifying Codes on Regular Graphs, with R. Martin (in preparation)
• The Chromatic Number of Some Unit Distance Graphs, with M. Axenovich, J. Choi, M. Lastrina, T. McKay, and J. Smith (in preparation)
• Vertex identifying codes on the n-dimensional lattice (Submitted)
• Improved bounds for r-identifying codes of the hex grid, SIAM J. Discrete Math, Vol. 25 (1), 2011
• Lower bounds for identifying codes in some infinite grids with R. Martin Electron. J. Combin. 17(1) (2010), Research Paper 122, 16pp. (electronic).
• Instructor's Resource and Support Manual for Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 2/E, Contributor, 2009
• Visualization and Quantification of Melt Distribution in Deformed Partially Molten Rocks (Poster, Text, Abstract) with P. Morin, T. Scott and D.L. Kohlstedt for AGU Fall Meeting 2000

Talks

• "Vertex Identifying Codes", University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 8th, 2011
• "Vertex Identifying Codes", St. Olaf College, December 7th, 2010
• "Vertex Identifying Codes on the Hexagonal Grid", AMS Fall 2010 Central Section Meeting (#1064), November 5th, 2010
• "Vertex Identifying Codes", ISU Combinatorics, Algebra, Number Theory Seminar, Iowa State University, October 11th, 2010
• "Vertex Identifying Codes on The Hexagonal Grid", SIAM Conference on Discrete Math, June 16th, 2010
• "Battle of the Codes: Error Correcting vs. Vertex Identifying", ISU Discrete Math Seminar, February 9th, 2010
• "Vertex Identifying Codes on Infinite Grids", Oral Preliminary Exam, November 10th, 2009
• "Vertex Identifying Codes on Infinite Grids", ISU Discrete Math Seminar, November 3rd, 2009

Honors and Awards

• Aggie Ho Pure Mathematics Award, Iowa State University, 2011
• Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University, Spring 2010
• Budapest Semesters In Mathematics, Fall 2001