Marcos Zyman
Professor
Mathematics
EMAIL: mzyman@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-599H
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 776-6497
BMCC Professor Marcos Zyman holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He has been a faculty member at BMCC since Fall 2007.
Before joining the Mathematics Department at BMCC, Professor Zyman taught at The City College of New York and Bronx Community College. His main research interests are in combinatorial group theory. In particular, he studies nilpotent, solvable and exponential groups.
With his colleagues, Professors David Allen and Margaret H. Dean, Professor Zyman is the co-founder and co-organizer of the BMCC Math Colloquium, a research seminar series that features BMCC and CUNY math faculty, as well as invited speakers from other universities.
Expertise
Group Theory
Degrees
- B.S. National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mathematics,1999
- M.S. New York University, Mathematics,2001
- Ph.D. The City University of New York, Mathematics,2007
Courses Taught
- This course is a combination of arithmetic and elementary algebra. It includes the arithmetic of integers, fractions, decimals, and percent. In addition, such topics as signed numbers, algebraic representation, operations with polynomials, factoring, the solution of simultaneous linear equations of two variables, and graphing are covered.
Students who passed MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51, MAT 56, MAT 160, MAT 161, MAT 56.5, MAT 150.5 cannot take MAT 161.5.
Course Syllabus - This course is the first algebra course offered at the College. It includes such topics as algebraic representation, signed numbers, operations with polynomials, factoring, the solution of linear equations, the coordinate system, the solution of simultaneous linear equations of two variables, and graphing. This course is designed to prepare students for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test required for transfer to the upper division of CUNY, as well as for more advanced math courses. If a student passes MAT 12, the student should not register for MAT 51, since MAT 12 combines MAT 8 and MAT 51.
Students who passed MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51, MAT 56, MAT 160, MAT 161, MAT 56.5, MAT 150.5 cannot take MAT 161.5.
Course Syllabus - This course is the second algebra course offered at the college. It is open to students who have completed elementary algebra or its equivalent. It includes such topics as: factoring, solutions of linear and quadratic equations, trigonometric relationships, exponents, logarithms, and the graphs of quadratic equations.
Students who passed MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51, MAT 56, MAT 160, MAT 161, MAT 56.5, MAT 150.5 cannot take MAT 161.5.
Course Syllabus - This course covers basic algebraic and trigonometric skills, algebraic equations, and functions. Topics include: mathematical induction, complex numbers, and the binomial theorem.
Prerequisite: MAT 56 or MAT 56.5
Course Syllabus - This is an integrated course in analytic geometry and calculus, applied to functions of a single variable. It covers a study of rectangular coordinates in the plane, equations of conic sections, functions, limits, continuity, related rates, differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, Rolle's Theorem, the Mean Value Theorem, maxima and minima, and integration.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 or MAT 206.5
Course Syllabus - This course is an extension of the concepts of differentiation and integration to functions of two or more variables. Topics include partial differentiation, multiple integration, Taylor series, polar coordinates and the calculus of vectors in one or two dimensions.
Prerequisite: MAT 302
Course Syllabus - This course includes the study of several mathematical systems. The role of mathematics in modern culture, the role of postulational thinking in all of mathematics, and the scientific method are discussed. The course considers topics such as: the nature of axioms, truth and validity; the concept of number; the concept of set; scales of notation; and groups and fields.
Prerequisites: MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51 or MAT 161.5
Course Syllabus
Research and Projects
- Finitely generated solvable groups
- Monograph on nilpotent groups
- The ring of endomorphisms of a bounded abelian group
- Localization of nilpotent R-groups
Publications
Errata for The Theory of Nilpotent Groups
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
- PSC-CUNY Grant (2008)
Finitely Generated Solvable Groups - PSC-CUNY Grant (2009)
Localization of nilpotent R-powered groups - BMCC Faculty Development Research Award (2009)
IA-Automorphisms of finitely generated solvable groups (with Prof. M. H. Dean) - PSC-CUNY Grant (2012)
Automorphisms of wreath products - PSC-CUNY Grant (2011)
Homomorphisms of general linear groups - PSC-CUNY Grant (2010)
Towers of IA-automorphisms
