BUAN

Prof. Chitengâ€™a John Chikunji

Associate Professor

Faculty of Sciences
Department of Biometry and Mathematics (BM)

P/Bag 0027 GABORONE
+267 3650283
jchikunj@buan.ac.bw

PhD topic: On the Classification of Finite Rings
MSc topic: On Projective Characters of Rotation Subgroups of Wely Groups of Types D₆ and D₇

Degrees

PhD in Pure Mathematics, University of Reading (1996), UK.
MSc in Algebra, University of Zambia (1988), Zambia.
BSc with Education in Mathematics, University of Zambia (1985), Zambia.

Professional Societies

Member of the Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA) (Former Treasurer and Former President of SAMSA).

Algebra, Analysis and Topology: Linear Algebra, Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Group Theory, Rings and Modules, Commutative Algebra, Advanced Linear Algebra, Field and Galois Theory, Representation Theory, Non Commutative Ring Theory, Abstract Integration, Real and Functional Analysis, Operator Theory, Banach Algebra, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, General Topology, Algebraic Topology and Ordered Sets.

Primary Research Areas

Classification and Enumeration of Finite Rings

Potential Research Topics

Unit Groups of Completely Primary Finite Rings.
Automorphism Groups of Completely Primary Finite Rings.

Determination of Unit groups and Automorphism groups of completely primary finite rings with cube radical zero.

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XlF_B3sAAAAJ&hl=en

O. M. Oduor, C. J. Chikunji & O. N. Ongati (2009) Unit Groups of k+1 Radical Zero commutative finite rings, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 57(1), 57-68. ISSN 1314-3315.

O. M. Oduor & C. J. Chikunji (2009) Unit groups of certain classes of commutative finite rings, Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 20(3), 275-280. ISSN 0974-5548.

C. J. Chikunji, (2008) Automorphism groups of finite rings of characteristic p2 and p3, Glasnik Matematicki, 43, 25-40.

C. J. Chikunji, (2008) Automorphisms of completely primary finite rings of characteristic p, Colloquium Mathematicum, 111, 91-113. ISSN: 0010-1354(p), 1730-6302(e). DOI: 10.4064/cm111-1-9

C. J. Chikunji, (2008) On unit groups of completely primary finite rings, Mathematical Journal of Okayama University, 50, 149-160. ISSN 0030-1566.

C. J. Chikunji, (2005) Unit groups of a certain class of completely primary finite rings, Mathematical Journal of Okayama University,Vol. 47, 39-53.

C. J. Chikunji, (2005) Unit groups of cube radical zero commutative completely primary finite rings, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Vol.2005, No. 4, 579-592.

C. J. Chikunji, (2005) A classification of cube radical zero completely primary finite rings, Demonstratio Mathematica, Vol. 38 (1), 7-20.

C. J. Chikunji, (1999) On a class of finite rings, Communications in Algebra, Vol. 27(10), 5049 - 5081.

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Prof. Chitengâ€™a John Chikunji

Prof. Chitengâ€™a John Chikunji

Associate Professor

Google Scholar

O. M. Oduor, C. J. Chikunji & O. N. Ongati (2009) Unit Groups of k+1 Radical Zero commutative finite rings, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 57(1), 57-68. ISSN 1314-3315.

O. M. Oduor & C. J. Chikunji (2009) Unit groups of certain classes of commutative finite rings, Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 20(3), 275-280. ISSN 0974-5548.

C. J. Chikunji, (2008) Automorphism groups of finite rings of characteristic p2 and p3, Glasnik Matematicki, 43, 25-40.

C. J. Chikunji, (2008) Automorphisms of completely primary finite rings of characteristic p, Colloquium Mathematicum, 111, 91-113. ISSN: 0010-1354(p), 1730-6302(e). DOI: 10.4064/cm111-1-9

C. J. Chikunji, (2008) On unit groups of completely primary finite rings, Mathematical Journal of Okayama University, 50, 149-160. ISSN 0030-1566.

C. J. Chikunji, (2005) Unit groups of a certain class of completely primary finite rings, Mathematical Journal of Okayama University,Vol. 47, 39-53.

C. J. Chikunji, (2005) Unit groups of cube radical zero commutative completely primary finite rings, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Vol.2005, No. 4, 579-592.

C. J. Chikunji, (2005) A classification of cube radical zero completely primary finite rings, Demonstratio Mathematica, Vol. 38 (1), 7-20.

C. J. Chikunji, (1999) On a class of finite rings, Communications in Algebra, Vol. 27(10), 5049 - 5081.

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