About me
I am a mathematician at Amherst College, specializing in algebraic geometry and combinatorics. Much of my work revolves around connections between Young tableaux and algebraic curves. My teaching includes courses at all levels, and I particularly enjoy teaching courses involving programming.
I grew up in Seattle and still miss the mountains all around, but I am a happy East Coast transplant. I enjoy the snowy winters and all the scenery around the Pioneer Valley. When time and childcare schedules allow it, I cycle along the Norwottuck Rail Trail from my home in Northampton to the Amherst campus.
My family pronounces our last name “fleeger.” This is not the original German pronunciation, and I will happily answer to anything reasonable.
Fall 2026 courses
A proof assistant is a computer program that verifies the integrity of mathematical reasoning. Such software addresses an aspiration predating the invention ...
Abstract algebra, a central pillar of modern mathematics, studies generalizations of the familiar operations of addition and multiplication from ordinary ari...
Office hours
- My tentative office hours in SMUD 401:
- Tuesday 2:30-4:00
- Wednesday 9:30-11:00
- Friday 1:00-2:00
- Please notify me if these don’t work well for you. I may revise them.