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Nam D. Trang

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Mathematics

College: College of Science

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2013
    Major: Mathematics
    Specialization: Logic/Set Theory
    Dissertation: Generalized Solovay Measures, the HOD Analysis, and the Core Model Induction
  • BA, University of California, Irvine, 2007
    Major: Mathematics
  • BS, University of California, Irvine, 2007
    Major: Compute Science

Current Scheduled Teaching

MATH 2700.005Linear Algebra and Vector GeometryFall 2024 Syllabus
MATH 5900.716Special ProblemsFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MATH 2700.400Linear Algebra and Vector GeometrySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5900.725Special ProblemsSpring 2024
MATH 1680.500Elementary Probability and StatisticsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1680.505Elementary Probability and StatisticsFall 2023
MATH 5900.712Special ProblemsFall 2023
MATH 5900.726Special ProblemsFall 2023
MATH 1680.430Elementary Probability and StatisticsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1680.435Elementary Probability and StatisticsSpring 2023 SPOT
MATH 5900.707Special ProblemsSpring 2023
MATH 5610.001Topology.Fall 2022 SPOT
MATH 5610.601Topology.Fall 2022 SPOT
MATH 1680.430Elementary Probability and StatisticsSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1680.431Elementary Probability and StatisticsSpring 2022 Syllabus
MATH 1680.432Elementary Probability and StatisticsSpring 2022 Syllabus
MATH 1680.433Elementary Probability and StatisticsSpring 2022 Syllabus
MATH 5900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2022
MATH 1680.170Elementary Probability and StatisticsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1680.171Elementary Probability and StatisticsFall 2021
MATH 1680.172Elementary Probability and StatisticsFall 2021
MATH 1680.173Elementary Probability and StatisticsFall 2021
MATH 5900.714Special ProblemsFall 2021
MATH 4910.702Special ProblemsSpring 2021 Syllabus
MATH 5910.702Special ProblemsSpring 2021
MATH 6010.001Topics in Logic and FoundationsSpring 2021 SPOT
MATH 4010.001Introduction to MetamathematicsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5010.001Mathematical Logic and Set TheoryFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5620.001TopologySpring 2020
MATH 2700.004Linear Algebra and Vector GeometryFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5900.714Special ProblemsFall 2019
MATH 5610.001Topology.Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 2700.008Linear Algebra and Vector GeometrySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5900.710Special ProblemsSpring 2019
MATH 2700.010Linear Algebra and Vector GeometryFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5900.714Special ProblemsFall 2018

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Trang, N., Jackson, S.C., Chan, W. (2023). More definable combinatorics around the first and second uncountable cardinal. Journal of Mathematical Logic. 23 (03) World Scientific.
  • Trang, N. (2023). The AD+ Conjecture and the Continuum Hypothesis. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 151
  • Trang, N., Jackson, S.C., Chan, W. (2021). The size of the class of countable sequences of ordinals. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. https://www.ams.org/journals/tran/0000-000-00/S0002-9947-2021-08573-6/
  • Trang, N. (2021). Supercompactness can be equiconsistent with measurability. Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic. 62 (4) 593-618. Duke University Press.
  • Trang, N., Sargsyan, G. (2021). Sealing of the universally Baire sets. Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 27 (3) 254-266. Cambridge University Press.
  • Trang, N., Wilson, T. (2021). Determinacy from Strong Compactness of \omega_1. Annals of Pure and Applied Logic. 172 (6) Elsevier.
  • Trang, N., Sargsyan, G. (2021). Sealing from iterability. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 229-248. https://www.ams.org/journals/btran/2021-08-07/S2330-0000-2021-00065-5/
  • Trang, N., Ikegami, D. (2020). On supercompactness of $\omega_1$. Springer.
  • Trang, N., Rodriguez, D. (2018). L(R,\mu) is unique. Advances in Mathematics. 324 355--393. Elsevier.
  • Trang, N., Ikegami, D. (2018). On a class of maximality principles. Archive for Mathematical Logic. 57 (5-6) 713--725. Springer.
  • Trang, N., Shi, X. (2017). I_0 and combinatorics at lambda^+. Archive for Mathematical Logic. 56 (1-2) 131--154. Springer.
  • Trang, N. (2016). PFA and guessing models. Israel Journal of Mathematics. 216 607-667.
  • Trang, N., Sargsyan, G. (2016). Tame failures of the unique branch hypothesis and models of AD_R + Theta is regular. Journal of Mathematical Logic. 16 (02) 28. World Scientific.
  • Trang, N. (2015). Derived models and supercompact measures on P_{\omega_1}(P(R)). Mathematical Logic Quarterly. 61 (1-2) 56--65. Elsevier.
  • Trang, N. (2015). Structure theory of L(R,\mu) and its applications. The Journal of Symbolic Logic. 80 (01) 29--55.
  • Trang, N. (2014). Determinacy in L(R,\mu). Journal of Mathematical Logic. 14 (01) World Scientific.
  • Trang, N., Sargsyan, G. (2014). Non-tame mice from tame failures of the unique branch hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Mathematics. 66 (4) 903--923.
  • Trang, N.D. (2014). HOD in Natural Models of $\sf{AD}^+$. Annals of Pure and Applied Logic. 165 (10) 1533-1556. Elsevier.
  • Survey paper

  • Trang, N. (2020). A brief account of recent developments in inner model theory. This is part of the volume on Simon Thomas' birthday. 752 American Mathematical Society.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Trang, N.D. (Co-Principal), "AIM SQUARE : Large cardinal axioms and left-distributive algebras," sponsored by AIM (the American Institute of Mathematics), International, Funded. (2023 - 2025).
  • Trang, N.D., "CAREER: CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE CORE MODEL INDUCTION," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $403716 Funded. (2020 - 2025).
  • Trang, N.D. (Principal), "Descriptive Inner Model Theory and its Applications," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $120591 Funded. (2019 - 2022).
  • Trang, N., "UNT Junior Research Grant," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2020 - 2020).
  • Trang, N., "UNT Junior Faculty Research Grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Trang, N. (Principal), "NSF grant," sponsored by The National Science Foundation, Federal, $95359 Funded. (2016 - 2019).
  • Trang, N.D. (Principal), "CAREER: Current and Future Developments of the Core Model Induction," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2025).
  • Trang, N.D. (Principal), "Descriptive Inner Model Theory, Large Cardinals, and Combinatorics," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2018 - 2020).
  • Trang, N.D. (Principal), "Descriptive Inner Model Theory and Its Applications," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Trang, N. (Principal), "NSF grant," sponsored by The National Science Foundation, Federal, Funded. (2016 - 2019).
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