Max Hlavacek

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Pomona College

e-mail: mhap2023@pomona.edu
office: Estella 2339

Hi there! I am primarily interested in discrete geometry and geometric combinatorics, including topics such as volume computations and Ehrhart Theory. I love to talk about math with students, so please do not hesitate to email me!

My CV is available here.

I use they/them pronouns.

research | teaching | activities

Welcome to my teaching page! If you are a student at the Claremont Colleges, and you would like to chat about any of my current or future courses, you are welcome to visit my office hours Mondays 2:30 to 4 pm in my office, or my zoom office hours Tuesday 10 to 11:30 am (please email me for a link). You can also email me if you would like to set up an appointment outside of these times.

Courses taught at Pomona College

• MATH 101: Introduction to Real Analysis; Fall 2025
• Math 60: Linear Algebra; Fall 2025, Spring 2024
• MATH 30: Calculus 1; Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
• MATH 103: Combinatorics; Fall 2024

Courses taught at University of California, Berkeley

• MATH 32: Precalculus (as lead instructor)
• MATH 55: Discrete Mathematics (as lead instructor)
• MATH 10B: Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics and Combinatorics (as Head TA)
• MATH 10A: Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics and Combinatorics (as TA)
• MATH 185: Complex Analysis (as TA)
• MATH 74: Transition to Upper Division Mathematics (as TA)
• Math 54: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (as TA)

Please contact me if you would like a copy of my Calculus 1 lecture notes, or any other samples of my teaching material!