John Seale Hopper

The student math center (SMC)

For those of you who don't know, ucla has TAs on call to answer math questions Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm on the third floor of the math building (MS 3974). If you are looking for help with lower division courses you should come and check it out. I will be there Thursdays 1-2 pm for the Fall quarter (2024).

Past Teaching

Fall 2022: Math 33B (Differntial Equations) - Dis 2C and Dis 2D

Winter 2023: Math 31A (Calc 1) - Dis 1A and Dis 1B

Spring 2023: Math 106 (History of Math) - Dis 1A

Fall 2023: Math 32A (Multivariable Calc 1) - Dis 1E and Dis 1F

Fall 2023: Math 120A (Differntial Geometery: Curves and Surfaces) - Dis 1A

Winter 2024: Math 32B (Multivariable Calc 2) - Dis 1C , Dis 1D , Dis 3A , and Dis 3B

Spring 2024: Math 32A (Multivariable Calc 1) - Dis 3C and Dis 3D

Spring 2024: Math 170S (Intro to Probability and Statistics 2)- Dis 3A

Current Teaching

Math 31A (Calc 1)- Dis 2E and Dis 2F

• Office Hours: Fridays 1pm-2pm in MS 3915H (around the corner from by office).
• Discussion notes, I will try to write some discussion notes and practice problems, here is the most up to date copy Discussion notes 31A

Math 32A (Multivariable Calc 1) - Dis 3C and Dis 3D

• Office Hours: Fridays 4pm-5pm in my office (MS 3921).
• Discussion notes, I wrote some notes for my students last spring when they took this class I will try to expand them this quarter. Note that you can click on the titles in the table of contents and they hyperlink to that part of the pdf. Discussion notes 32A

Broad Mathematical Interests:

Broadly I am interested in analysis and how it interacts with the fields of geometry, topology, and probability. I am currently reading about Free Proability and Noncommutative Optimal Transport. More specificly I am interested in:

• Optimal transport
• Sliced Wasserstein metircs - particularly intersic and extrinsic geodesics in these spaces since I discovered some of them
• Non-commutative optimal transport and other generalizations of calculus of variations to operator algebras

Accessibility

I hope as a student you are aware of the CAE office which can help with various accessibility issues inlcuding temporary issues (like surguries and broken bones).

TAs and most professors are manditory reporters, we are here to support you but also understand that sometimes confidental reasources are perfered.

If food, finances, housing, mental health, or basic needs are being impacted there are various services on or near campus that can help, I would ike to highlight 580 cafe which has reasources and connections that can help with a variety of issues,

I said it earlier and I will say it again, the SMC is a great resource if, for any reason, you need help with a math class.

I recently learned about dyslexic freindly fonts - like the one used here called Lexend - if there is any way I can make this page or my teaching more accessible please let me know.

Office hours by appointment are always an option, please feel free to reach out as needed.

About Me

A very old Curriculum Vitae