Nuh Aydin (also known as Noah Aydin) joined the Kenyon faculty in 2002. His primary research area is algebraic coding theory. More generally, his research interests include applications of algebra, finite fields, cryptography, combinatorics, theoretical computer science and history of science. Additionally, he is interested in pedagogy and mathematics education. Noah teaches a wide range of mathematics courses as well as introductory computer science courses at Kenyon. He enjoys working with undergraduates on mathematical research and has published several papers with Kenyon undergraduates. He has two daughters, enjoys playing soccer and has a great interest in meteorology.

Education

Ph.D. The Ohio State University
M.S. The Ohio State University
B.S. Middle East Technical University

Selected Publications

"New quinary linear codes from quasi-twisted codes and their duals" Applied Mathematics Letters, Vol 24, No 4, pp 512-515, April 2011 (co-authered with Kenyon undergraduate Ryan Ackerman)

"On the construction of skew quasi-cyclic codes" IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 2081-2090, May 2010 (with T. Abualrub, A. Ghrayeb and I. Siap)

"A search algorithm for linear codes", Designs, Codes and Cryptography, 45:2, pp 213-217, November 2007 (co-authered with Kenyon undergraduate Tsvetan Asamov)

"On some classes of optimal and near-optimal polynomial codes", Finite Fields and Their Applications. Vol. 10 , No. 1 , pp. 24-35, January 2004 (with D. Ray-Chaudhuri)

"Remote Belief: Preserving Volition for Loosely-Coupled Processes", in proceedings of ICDCS 2003, 23 rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems, Providence, Rhode Island, pp. 434-440, May 19-22, 2003 (with P. A. Sivilotti)

"Enhancing Undergraduate Curriculum via Coding Theory and Cryptography", PRIMUS (Problems, Resources and Issues in mathematic undergraduate studies) Volume 19 Issue 3, 296-309, May 2009.

"An Introduction to Coding Theory via Hamming Codes", A Computational Science Module developed as part of an NSF grant. August 2007.

Courses Taught

Math 111: Calc I
Math 112: Calc II
Math 213: Calc III
Math 118: Introduction to Programming
Math 128: History of Mathematics in the Islamic World
Math 218: Data Structures and Program Design
Math 222: Foundations
Math 227: Combinatorics
Math 335: Abstract Algebra I
Math 435: Abstract Algebra II
Math 328: Coding Theory and Cryptography
Math 341: Real Analysis I
Math 352: Complex Functions
Math 441: Real Analysis II