Tulsi Srinivasan
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Topology
- Geometric Group Theory
- Undergraduate Education in Mathematics
Biography
Tulsi has a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru and a master’s degree from IIT Madras. She earned her PhD from the University of Florida. Prior to joining Azim Premji University, she spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow at Ben-Gurion University, Israel, and then worked for a few years at Ashoka University, Haryana.
Her interests lie in topology, geometric group theory, and undergraduate education in mathematics.
Courses
Explorations in Mathematics I
Taught through inquiry-based learning, this course, is an exploration of geometry and algebra motivated by questions of congruence of triangles, along with the nature and language of mathematics.
Numerical Methods
An exploration of mathematics through numerical means.
Abstract Algebra
Appreciate the power of abstraction and the axiomatic method.
Introduction to Mathematical Thinking 1
One of a two-part introduction that introduces you to the foundations of mathematical thinking.
Calculus 1: Foundations
A prerequisite course for understanding Differential and Integral Calculus.
Introduction to Mathematical Thinking 2
Two of a two-part introduction that introduces you to the foundations of mathematical thinking.
Calculus 2: Real Analysis
The second of three courses of calculus for your Mathematics Major.
Calculus 3: Analysis of Several Variables
A course on multivariable calculus for a further study in a large number of mathematical areas.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Bhushan, S., Divakaran, D., Srinivasan, T. (2022). Inquiry-based learning in an Indian context.Blackboard, 4, 63 – 75. https://www.mtai.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/blackboard-issue4.pdf
- Srinivasan, T. (2014). The Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of metric spaces, Topology and its Applications, 167, 87 – 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.topol.2014.03.009
- Srinivasan, T. (2013). On the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of Peano continua, Topology and its Applications, 160(13), 1742 – 1749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.topol.2013.07.005