Timothy Carstens

Projects

Here's some stuff that I'm working on:

Kinetic Operating System. More recent information can be found at my blog.

Issues

Some contemporary issues that I feel strongly about:

DRM-free media, including DVD region codes.
Practical alternatives to the current state of intellectual property.
Reforming computer science education.
Preservation of privacy.
The science of climate change.
Open standards.
Availability of academic articles.
Reforming airport security.
Preserving network neutrality.

Notes on mathematics

I keep portions of my class notes in LaTeX. PDF versions of those notes are listed here. The notes were last updated on the indicated date. Since these are class notes, you should expect them to closely match popular undergraduate text books.

Group theory (November 13, 2006)
Ring theory (March 20, 2007)
Real Analysis (March 22, 2007)

I work on the notes when I have time and update them without warning. What you see here is a reflection of where they were when I last uploaded them. I put them here in the interest of sharing, and ask that you not judge them as if they had undergone any kind of review.

I do, of course, welcome any comments you may have.

Contacting me

You should be able to reach me by email at carstens [at] seattleu [dot] edu.