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Math books, niche stories, and visual side projects.
Math Books & Stories
I like theory. I have been collecting physical copies of math books since 2024 and have been self-studying many topics as a hobby, and sometimes for classes. (I’m planning to add a picture of my bookshelf here soon 📚)
Books I own
- Principles of Mathematical Analysis by Walter Rudin (1976)
- Understanding Analysis by Stephen Abbott (2015)
- Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus by Kenneth A. Ross (1980)
- Measure, Integration & Real Analysis by Sheldon Axler (2020)
- Measure and Integral by John L. Kelley and T.P. Srinivasan (1988)
- Basic Topology by M. A. Armstrong (1983)
- Abstract Algebra by Dan Saracino (2008)
- Undergraduate Algebra by Serge Lang (1990)
- Linear Algebra by Serge Lang (1987)
- Book of Proof by Richard Hammack (2013)
- The Mathematics of Nonlinear Programming by A. L. Peressini, F. E. Sullivan, and J. J. Uhl (1988)
- Methods of Mathematical Economics by Joel Franklin (1980)
Here’s a niche fact about me: I live in Whyburn House at the University of Virginia. This dorm is named after Gordon Whyburn, a UVA math professor known for his work in topology. One of his PhD students at UVA, John L. Kelley, later chaired the math department at UC Berkeley and is well-known for his classic General Topology. I own a copy of the last book he wrote, Measure and Integral.
Another fun fact: I once had dinner with Stephen Abbott, author of Understanding Analysis, one of the most widely used undergraduate real analysis textbooks. He got his PhD in math at UVA and is now a professor at Middlebury College. In 2025, he attended UVA's math majors' annual dinner, and I was lucky to sit right next to him. Here's a picture of my signed copy of Understanding Analysis.
One last fun fact: I took my real analysis course at UVA with Nick Kuhn, the son of Harold Kuhn, one of the Ks in the KKT conditions. It was his final semester teaching at UVA before retiring.
Visual Projects
Lastly, here are some cool visual projects that are not related to my research.
