LOR Requirements (Prof. JLF King)

[Usually I require that student has taken two classes with me, at least one of which is proof-based. Also, that the student spoke often in class, so that I have some idea of how (s)he thinks on her/his feet.

Exception: I may accept just one class, if it was a Special Topics course (e.g, my Mathematical Cryptography class) or a graduate mathematics course.]

Please email me and ask if I am willing to write you a Letter Of Recommendation for grad-school / employment / grant. Your e-message should tell me which class(es) you took from me, and which semester(s). If you already know which programs you applying for, include them, and the date by which the LOR is due.

E.g:

Dear Prof. King

  This is Ima Mensch.  The two classes I took with you 
were Sets.&.Logic (MHF3202) in Autumn, 2023, 
and Combinatorics (MAD4203) in Spring, 2024.

  I am wondering if you'll write me a Letter-of-recommendation  
for (grad-school admission, job, prize)
whose description is at

    http://www.nsf.gov/funding/azindex.jsp

(but with the actual full URL(s). Put it/them on separate line(s),
sandwiched by blank lines above and below, so that I can click on them.)

  The grant that I am applying for is #3, grants
for good swimmers.  The LOR is due by

    Feb. 10, 2026.



  Prof. K, if you agree to write the LOR, then I will give your 
eddress to the website (and I'll fill in the 
relevant “recommender” information, to save you time).
The website will email you how to submit the LOR electronically.

  
                Sincerely,
                   Ima Mensch  06Oct.2025
                     
  

N.B: If you are applying to multiple graduate programs, be as specific as you can. E.g:

Masters program in Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon.
Operations Research at Cornell.
Ph.D in Mathematics at Texas A&M.

Note:

When you give my eddress to the LOR-website, fill-in as much of the “Recommender information” as you can. It may request:

Name: Dr. Jonathan L.F. King
Title: Associate Professor (Assoc. prof.)
Dept: Dept. of Mathematics
Phone #: 352-294-2314
Eddress: squash@ufl.edu
URL of Recommender: https://people.clas.ufl.edu/squash/
Dept. Phone #: 352-294-2350. Fax #: 352-392-8357.
Mailing address: Dept. of Mathematics University of Florida 358 Little Hall PO Box 118105 Gainesville, FL 32611-8105 USA
URL of Dept.: https://math.ufl.edu/

Optional: If you wrote an essay for your application and want to give me a copy; great —a rough draft is fine.

And tell me whether you got the grant!

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