Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed)

I am an Assistant Professor based partly in Economics and partly in Mathematics. My academic background is in mathematics and my main research interests are in algebra and topology: I completed my PhD in 2004 at Warwick, studying category theory, homological algebra and knot theory. I am currently module leader for EC119 Mathematical Analysis, EC133 Linear Algebra, EC961 Introductory Mathematics and Statistics, and MA267 Groups and Rings. I am a member of the London Mathematical Society, and a fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy the Warwick Institute for Engagement and the Higher Education Academy.

Research Interests

• Geometric and algebraic topology, knot theory
• Homological algebra, category theory

Journal Publications

• N J Jackson, Extensions of racks and quandlesLink opens in a new window, Homology, Homotopy and Applications 7:1 (2005) 151–167, arXiv:math.CT/0408040Link opens in a new window
• N J Jackson, Rack and quandle homology, preprint (2004) arXiv:math.CT/0411055Link opens in a new window
• 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 Kôyûroku 1747 (2011) 35–46 arXiv:1102.3742Link opens in a new window
• N M Dunfield, S K Friedl, N J Jackson, Twisted Alexander polynomials of hyperbolic knots, Experimental Mathematics 21:4 (2012) 329–352 arXiv:1108.3045Link opens in a new window
• 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) arXiv:1302.0787Link opens in a new window

Teaching

• EC119 Mathematical Analysis
• EC133 Linear Algebra
• EC961 Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics
• MA267 Groups and Rings