Edmund Yik-Man CHIANG
Please visit the link for my most update information: https://machiang.wixsite.com/machiangBSc (1987), PhD (1991) University College London (University of London) (Wikipedia links to UCL and University of London.)
Professor
During the Fall semester 2025-26, my "available time slots" are as follows. You are encouraged to come to my office other than my teaching time slots. However, as I may be away due to meeting, etc, so to guarantee that you can locate me exactly in those time slots, it would be better that you e-mail me for an appointment in advance:
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Friday |
| Morning by appointment | Morning by appointment |
Morning by appointment | Morning by appointment | Morning by appointment |
MATH3121 16:30-17:50 |
Afternoon by appointment |
Afternoon by appointment
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Afternoon by appointment | MATH3121 12:00-13:20 |
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Research Interests: Complex function theory, Differential/Difference equations, Special functions and Orthogonal Polynomials. Publications
Teaching:
Courses for Fall semester, 2026-2027
- MATH1013: Calculus 1B (3 credits)
- Schedule:
- Curriculum:
- Main reference book:
- Study notes will be available before the start of the first lecture via CANVAS.
- Prerequsite (waive):
- Students who intend to join this course with alternative qualifications that I cannot decide online should discuss with me IN PERSON AFTER the start of semester. Alternative documentations will be needed for this purpose. No approval will be given if you does not meet the requirement and without alternative qualifications and/or experience.
- MATH3121: Abstract Algebra (3 credits)
- Schedule:
- Curriculum:
- Main reference book:
- Study notes will be available before the start of the first lecture via CANVAS.
- Prerequsite (waive):
- Exclusions: MATH 2350, MATH 2351, PHYS 2124
- Students who intend to join this course with alternative qualifications that I cannot decide online should discuss with me IN PERSON AFTER the start of semester. Alternative documentations will be needed for this purpose. No approval will be given if you does not meet the requirement and without alternative qualifications and/or experience.
Minor program:
- Students intrerested in joining Mathematics Minor program should study the information about the program and application procedure here.
- In addition to the application procedure mentioned, you should also submit your study plan by filling out the mathematics courses that you plan to take or have already taken to fulfill the Math Minor from the template in Excel format together with the documents. The course information received will be used to monitor your progress of the minor program in the future.
- For enquiries and applications, you can write to me (and cc to our secretary Ms. Debbie Poon).
- Students who intent to withdraw from the math minor program after joining should provide a reason for their withdrawal applications
Conferences: Cosmology since Einstein (30th May to 1st June 2011), Frontiers of Nevanlinna Theory (2011-12)
S. T. Yau's HKUST talks on mathematics (in Cantonese):
Dick Askey's Distinguished Lecture given at IAS (UST) lecture (3/6/ 2010)
Special function handbooks:
- Abramowitz and Stegun: Handbook of Mathematics Functions,
- NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
- Askey-Bateman manuscript project, (Who was Harry Bateman? The original architect of Bateman project: Arthur Erdelyi)
- Askey-Scheme (Koekoek and Swarttouw)
C. C. Yang's farewell lunch, In memory of Pit-Mann Wong (from Julia Wang) and Tributes, Steven B. Bank's door in Illini Hall
Other interests , Useful links
