Nicholas Jackson Assistant Professor Office: B0.09 (Maths), S0.84 (Economics) Phone: +44 (0)24 7652 8336 Email: Nicholas dot Jackson at warwick dot ac dot uk Personal Home Page

Research interests

Topology, knot theory, categorical and homological algebra, racks and quandles.

Teaching Responsibilities 2024/25

Pre-sessional: EC961 Introductory Mathematics and Statistics.

Term 1: EC119 Mathematical Analysis, MA267 Groups and Rings, EC140 Mathematical Techniques B

Term 2: EC133 Linear Algebra.

Affiliations

• Member, London Mathematical Society
• Alumni Fellow, Warwick International Higher Education Academy
• Fellow, Warwick Institute of Engagement
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

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Publications

N J Jackson, Extensions of racks and quandles, Homology Homotopy Appl. 7:1 (2005) 151-167 doi:10.4310/HHA.2005.v7.n1.a8 arXiv:math.CT/0408040

N J Jackson, Rack and quandle homology, preprint (2004) arXiv:math.CT/0411055

S K Friedl, N J Jackson, Approximations to the volume of hyperbolic knots, from "Twisted topological invariants and topology of
low-dimensional manifolds" (editor T Morifuji), RIMS Kôkyûroku 1747 (2011) 35-46 arXiv:1102.3742

N M Dunfield, S K Friedl, N J Jackson, Twisted Alexander polynomials of hyperbolic knots, Experiment. Math. 21:4 (2012) 329-352 doi:10.1080/10586458.2012.669268 arXiv:1108.3045

N J Jackson, C G Johnson, Evolution of unknotting strategies for knots and braids, Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Nature Inspired Computing, AISB/IACAP World Congress (2012)