Publications and Presentations

Publications

On the Use of Writing Prompts in Entry-Level Mathematics Courses, B. Gaines 2021

PRIMUS, DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2021.1871988

Examining a Non-Standard Turn Order in Impartial Games, B. Gaines and J. Welsh 2019

Minnesota Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics, Vol 4, pp 1-17

(0,2)-Deformations and the G-Hilbert Scheme, B. Gaines 2016

Advances in Theor. and Math. Physics, Vol 20, No. 5, pp 1083-1108, arXiv:1404.4291

Rational Curves and (0,2)-Deformations, P.S. Aspinwall and B. Gaines 2015

Journal of Geometry and Physics, Vol 88, pp 1-15, arXiv:1404.7802

Presentations

Metro NExT Workshop 2020, Virtual

Oral Assessment...in 10 Minutes or Less, Contributed Talk 2020

MAA Metro NY Section Meeting, Virtual

An Introduction to the Game of Cycles, Contributed Talk 2020

Hofstra University Math Dept Seminar, Virtual

Playing to Win: Winning Strategies in the Game of Cycles, Invited Talk 2020

MathFest 2019, Cincinnati, OH

Data Driven Design: A course on Data Analysis for Entrepreneurs, Contributed Talk 2019

Metro NExT Workshop 2018, New York, NY

Writing in Math Courses, Contributed Talk 2018

MathFest 2018, Denver, CO

Overcoming Resistance to IBL in a Math for Liberal Arts Class, Contributed Talk 2018

MAA Metro NY Section Meeting, Hempstead, NY

Mathematical Writing for Critical Thinking, Contributed Talk 2018

College of New Rochelle Mathematics Seminar, New Rochelle, NY

The Importance of Turn Order in Combinatorial Games, Invited Talk 2018

Symposium on Redesigning Math for Student Engagement & Success, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mathematical Writing for Critical Thinking, Invited Talk 2017

Manhattan College Mathematics Seminar, Riverdale, NY

The Effects of a Non-Standard Turn Order on Combinatorial Games, Invited Talk 2017

Joint Math Meetings 2017, Atlanta, GA

The Practicality of Writing Prompts in Freshman Math Courses, Contributed Talk 2017

MathFest 2015, Washington, DC

(0,2)-Deformations and the Hilbert Scheme, Poster 2015

Joint Math Meetings 2015, San Antonio, TX

The G-Hilbert Scheme and (0,2)-McKay Correspondence, Contributed Talk 2015

AMS SE Sectional Special Session on Mirror Symmetry, Greensboro, NC

The Hilbert Scheme and the (0,2)-McKay Correspondence, Invited Talk 2014

Southeastern Regional Mathematical String Theory Meeting, Durham, NC

(0,2) Deformations and the G-Hilbert Scheme, Invited Talk 2014

Duke Math Slam, Durham, NC

Tropical Geometry: It’s an algebraic jungle out there, Seminar Talk 2013

University of Minn. Graduate Student Conference in Combinatorics, Minneapolis, MN

Restrictions of the Tangent Sheaf of a Toric Variety, Contributed Talk 2013

Duke Graduate Faculty Seminar, Durham, NC

Introduction to Tropical Geometry, Seminar Talk 2013

Quotient Construction of Toric Varieties, Seminar Talk 2011