Ben Zhou

Locy Hall, 200 A/B
Department of Mathematics
Northwestern University

Email: byzhou01@math.northwestern.edu

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Research Publications Teaching Writings

Research

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mathematics at Northwestern University. My advisor is Eric Zaslow. Here is my CV.

My research interests are Gromov-Witten Invariants, Mirror Symmetry, Algebraic Geometry, Mathematical Physics.

Here's a link to the schedule of the Northwestern Geometry/Physics Seminar.


Publications

Quantum Theta Functions from Open Mirror Symmetry (joint with Tim Graefnitz, Helge Ruddat, and Eric Zaslow), in progress.

Higher genus local Gromov-Witten invariants via degeneration of P1-bundle, in progress.


Teaching

TA for Math 351-0: Fourier Analysis and Boundary Value Problems, Northwestern University, Fall 2023

TA for Math 240-0: Linear Algebra, Northwestern University, Fall 2023

TA for Math 340-0: Geometry, Northwestern University, Spring 2022

TA for Math 368-0: Introduction to Optimization, Northwestern University, Spring 2022

TA for Math 366-1: Mathematical Models in Finance, Northwestern University, Winter 2022

TA for Math 336-1: Introduction to Theory of Numbers, Northwestern University, Winter 2022

TA for Math 342: Introduction to Differential Geometry, Northwestern University, Fall 2021

TA for Math 320-1: Real Analysis, Northwestern University, Fall 2021

TA for Math 300: Foundations of Higher Mathematics, Northwestern University, Spring 2021

TA for Math 230-2: Multivariable Integral Calculus, Northwestern University, Winter 2021

TA for Math 230-1: Multivariable Differential Calculus, Northwestern University, Fall 2020

TA for Math 230-1: Multivariable Differential Calculus, Northwestern University, Fall 2019

TA for CS 229: Machine Learning, Stanford University, Fall 2016


I am pleased to be nominated the Best Teaching Assistant Award of Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University for the academic year 2021-2022! I express my sincere thanks to my students and teachers.

I offer private tutoring in mathematics, computer science, and statistics. I also offer freelance data science services. Please email me if interested.


Writings

Curve Counting and Modular Forms

Collective Coordinates and Kontsevich-Soibelman Wall Crossing Formula

Every smooth cubic surface has exactly 27 lines

My qualifying exam syllabus and presentation on open Gromov-Witten invariants.

Hodge-Theoretic Mirror Symmetry for the Quintic Threefold and Elliptic Curve

Cheeger-Gromoll Splitting Theorem

Spacetime Geometries - Undergraduate Thesis, written under the supervision of András Vasy