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Dr. David Delali Zigli

ddzigli@umat.edu.gh

Position

Lecturer

Department

Mathematical Sciences

Research Interest

My research interest lies in Micro Topological Spaces, Algebraic Topology and Homotopy of the Fundamental Groups.




Autobiography

David Zigli is a pure mathematician (topologist) and a lecturer in the Mathematical Sciences Department at Ghana's University of Mines and Technology (UMaT). He earned a PhD in Mathematics and an MPhil in Pure Mathematics from the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. His research interests include Micro Topological Spaces, Algebraic Topology, and Fundamental Group Homotopy.

Academic Degrees

2022
PhD (Mathematics)
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa
2017
MPhil (Pure Mathematics)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
2014
BSc Mathematics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
2013
Diploma (Business Administration)
London Centre of Management (Corion College)

Institutions Attended

2019--2022
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa
2015--2017
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
2012--2013
London Centre of Management (Corion College)
2010--2014
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

Professional Bodies

2019--
Member, University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
2015--
Member, Mathematical Association of Ghana (MAG)

Awards

2019
UMaT/GETFund Staff Development Sponsorship to pursue PhD at UMaT, Ghana

Academic Rank

2021--date
Lecturer
2019--2021
Assistant Lecturer

Journal Publications

  1. Zigli D. D., Amoako S., Maanu V., Adenyo M., (2022), "On the Existence and Application of Hausdorff Space", International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics, , Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 17-25.
  2. Zigli D. D., Maanu V., Amoako S., Gyasi P. N., (2022), "On the Topological Sets of Larger Cardinalities", International Journal of Applied Science and Mathematics, , Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 16-31.
  3. Zigli D. D., Obeng-Denteh W., Brew L., Ansah R. K. (2021), "The Homotopical Proof of Π1 (S, xo) as a Fundamental Group in a General Interval,", Advances in Pure Mathematics, Vol.11, No.5, DOI: 10.4236/apm.2021.115024
  4. Zigli, D. D., Brew L., Kwofie, S., Obeng-Denteh, W. (2021), "On the Application of Homeomorphism on Amoeba Proteus", Ghana Journal of Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 43 - 47.
  5. Obeng-Denteh W., Zigli D. D., Agbata B. C. and Ani B. N., (2021), "Cantor Set: Far-Reaching Implications", International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology, Vol. 67, No. 8, pp. 171-174.
  6. Osei L., Obeng-Denteh, W., Owusu-Mensah I., Zigli D. D., (2021), "Structure To Polynomial Functors In Orthogonal Calculus II", Science World Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 377 – 383.
  7. Osei L., Obeng-Denteh, W., Owusu-Mensah I., Zigli D. D., (2021), "Structure To Polynomial Functors In Orthogonal Calculus I ", Science World Journal, , Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 369 – 376.
  8. Zigli D. D., Brew, L. and Otoo, H. (2020), "Homotopical Proof of Π1(S, xo) as a Fundamental Group with Respect to “o” in the Interval [0, n]", International Journal of Algebra, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 191 – 201. doi: 10.12988/ija.2020.91253
  9. Zigli D. D., Otoo H and Agbenyeavu V. (2020), "On the Application of Metric Space on DNA Hybridisation", International Journal of Applied Science and Mathematics, Vol.7, No. 2, pp. 70-75.
  10. Zigli, D. D., Osei, J., Agbota M. L. and Cobbina, H. (2020), " The Fractional Base Power Identity of a Logarithm", International Journal of Applied Science and Mathematics, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 92-97.
  11. Buah, M. A., Zigli, D. D. and Reuben, A. W. (2020), " Time Series Analysis Of Monthly Birth Rate In Ghana", International Journal of Applied Science and Mathematics, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 119-128.
  12. Brew, L., Obeng-Denteh, W. and Zigli, D. D. (2019), "Application of Homotopy to the Ageing Process of Human Body Within the Framework of Algebraic Topology", Journal of Mathematics Research, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 21-25.
  13. Zigli, D. D, Obeng-Denteh, W., Owusu-Mensah, I. (2017), "On the Candid Appraisal of the Proof of as a Fundamental Group with respect to ‘‘o’’", International Journal of Advances In Mathematics, volume 2017, Number 6, pp. 20-26.
  14. Obeng-Denteh, W., Zigli, D. D., Quansah, A. M. and Ayekple, Y. E. (2014), "On the Construction of special metrics involving Levenshtein and Hamming distances", European Journal of Academic Essays, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 59-62.

Community Service

2020--
Member, Committee on New Certificate Programmes in the Mathematical Sciences Department.
2020--
Member, Committee to Sensitise Enrollment of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in the Mathematical Sciences Department.
2019--
Member, Committee to Effect Changes in the Course Structure after the 2016 Accreditation.
2019--
Academic Tutor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Mines and Technology

Subjects Taught

MA 379: Elements of Topology
GM 174: Solid Geometry
MA 371: Continuum Mechanics
MA 278: Theoretical Mechanics
MA 270: Differentials and Integral Calculus
MA 273: Real Analysis
MA 270: Chaos, Fractals and Dynamical Systems
MA 170: Discrete Mathematics
EL/MC 265: Differential Equations
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