Colette V LaPointe
Lecturer Doc Sch
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Mathematics
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: colette.lapointe@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Mathematics, CUNY Graduate Center New York United States
M.Phil., Mathematics, CUNY Graduate Center New York United States
M.A., Mathematics, Brandeis University Waltham United States
B.Sc., Mathematics, The University of Massachusetts Amherst United States
B.A., Philosophy, The University of Massachusetts Amherst United States
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | MTH | 2600 | Calculus I Tri Refresher |
| Summer 2025 | MTH | 3020 | Calculus III |
| Spring 2025 | MTH | 4100 | Linear Alg & Matrix Methods |
| Spring 2025 | MTH | 3150 | Discrete Math: An Invitation t |
| Spring 2025 | MTH | 2001 | Pre-Calculus |
| Fall 2024 | MTH | 3020 | Calculus III |
| Fall 2024 | MTH | 2600 | Calculus I Tri Refresher |
| Fall 2024 | MTH | 2610 | Calculus I |
| Fall 2024 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Summer 2024 | MTH | 2009 | Precalculus |
| Summer 2024 | MTH | 2205 | Precal and Elements of Cal 1B |
| Spring 2024 | MTH | 3010 | Calculus II |
| Spring 2024 | MTH | 2001 | Pre-Calculus |
| Spring 2024 | MTH | 2205 | Precal and Elements of Cal 1B |
| Fall 2023 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Fall 2023 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2023 | MTH | 2001 | Pre-Calculus |
| Summer 2023 | MTH | 2009 | Precalculus |
| Fall 2022 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Fall 2022 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Summer 2022 | MTH | 2009 | Precalculus |
| Summer 2022 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Spring 2022 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Spring 2022 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2021 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Summer 2021 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Summer 2021 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Spring 2021 | MTH | 2205 | Precal and Elements of Cal 1B |
| Spring 2021 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Fall 2020 | MTH | 2009 | Precalculus |
| Fall 2020 | MTH | 2610 | Calculus I |
| Summer 2020 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Summer 2020 | MTH | 3020 | Calculus III |
| Spring 2020 | MTH | 3010 | Calculus II |
| Spring 2020 | MTH | 2610 | Calculus I |
| Spring 2020 | MTH | 3006 | Elements of Calculus II |
| Fall 2019 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2019 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2019 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Fall 2019 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Summer 2019 | MTH | 3020 | Calculus III |
| Spring 2019 | MTH | 3030 | Elements of Calculus III |
| Spring 2019 | MTH | 2610 | Calculus I |
| Spring 2019 | MTH | 2205 | Precal and Elements of Cal 1B |
| Spring 2019 | MTH | 2205 | Precal and Elements of Cal 1B |
| Fall 2018 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2018 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Fall 2018 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Summer 2018 | MTH | 3020 | Calculus III |
| Summer 2018 | MTH | 2205 | Precal and Elements of Cal 1B |
| Spring 2018 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Spring 2018 | MTH | 2003 | Precal & Elem of Cal 1A |
| Fall 2017 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Summer 2017 | MTH | 1030 | College Algebra |
| Summer 2017 | MTH | 1030 | College Algebra |
| Spring 2017 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2016 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Spring 2016 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
| Fall 2015 | MTH | 2207 | Elements of Calculus I and Ma |
Presentations
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, January 25). Dynatomic Modular Curves in Positive Characteristic. Joint Mathematics Meetings. San Francisco, CA
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, May 25). Bifurcations and discriminants for rational maps. Women in Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy: Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi.
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, June 25). Bifurcations, resultants, and discriminants for rational maps. Connecticut Number Theory Conference. The University of Connecticut, Storrs
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, March 25). Bifurcations and resultants for rational maps. Mina Rees NY WAM Conference. CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, February 25). Some dynatomic modular curves in positive characteristic. Student Dissertation Seminar. CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Mathematics
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, February 25). Dynamical equidistribution theorems. Arizona Winter School / Project Group Meeting. Zoom
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, August 25). Smoothness and irreducibility of dynatomic modular curves in positive characteristic. Chalk Talks Welcome Event. CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Mathematics
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, October 25). Smoothness and irreducibility of dynatomic modular curves in positive characteristic. AWM Research Symposium. Atlanta, GA: Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
LaPointe, C. V. (2023, March 1). Full monodromy of dynatomic representations. Arizona Winter School. The University of Arizona, Tucson
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, May 25). Some dynatomic modular curves in positive characteristic. Algebraic Geometry Northeastern Series (AGNES). Rutgers University, New Brunswick
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, June 25). Some dynatomic modular curves in positive characteristic. Connecticut Number Theory Conference. The University of Connecticut, Storrs
LaPointe, C. V. (2025, July 25). Maass forms and the spectral problem. Algebraic Geometry Student Seminar. CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Mathematics
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Department Travel Award | CUNY Graduate Center | 2024-04-12 | |
| Mathematics Department Award for Excellence in Teaching | CUNY Graduate Center | 2023-05-01 | |
| Graduate Assistantship B | CUNY Graduate Center | 2013-09-01 | |
| Mathematics Fellowship | CUNY Graduate Center | 2013-09-01 |