My schedule for Spring 2012

Teaching:

Spring 2012:  Math 202:  Math for Elementary Teachers and Math 221:  Calculus I
Fall 2011:  Math 105:  College Algebra and Math 495:  Senior Seminar
Spring 2011:  Math 202: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Math 221: Calculus I, and Math 420: Advanced Calculus
Fall 2010:  Math 105:  College Algebra and Math 491: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2010:  Math 101: Mathematical Ideas and Math 310:  History of Mathematics
Fall 2009:  Math 101: Mathematical Ideas and Math 323: Calculus III
Summer 2009:  Math 323: Calculus III
Spring 2009:  Math 101: Mathematical Ideas and Math 420: Advanced Calculus
Fall 2008:  Math 221: Calculus I and Math 491: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2008:  Math 323: Calculus III and Math 324: Differential Equations
Fall 2007:  Math 105: College Algebra and Math 222: Calculus II.
Spring 2007:  Math 134: Survey of Calculus and Math 202: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
Fall 2006:  Math 101: Mathematical Ideas and Math 211: Calculus 1 with Precalculus Review

Problem Solving Seminar

Free tutoring: (Spring 2012 hours)
Monday through Thursday 4--9 PM,
Sunday 7--9 PM in KC 304.

Math Review materials from S.O.S Mathematics

Conferences:

• MESCON
• Legacy of R.L. Moore
• Mathfest Presenations
• 2009: Weierstrass's Construction of the Real Numbers.
• 2010: Modeling Atmospheric Dispersion of Mercury.
• 2011: Writing Projects. Samples:  Math 101, Collega Algebra project 1 and 2, Calc I project 1 and 2, and Calc III.

LaTeX information:

LaTeX is a typesetting program that produces textbook quality documents.  It is especially adept at handling mathematical formulas and technical writing.  Unlike a word processor, LaTeX does not produce WYSWIG (what you see is what you get) documents, but requires the user to give explicit typesetting commands.  While this makes getting started a little more challenging, it also gives extraordinary control over the look of the document. Beginners may wish to try TeXnicCenter or TeXworks (for Windows), or TeXshop (for Mac), which both have a GUI, or LyX, which is considered a WYSIWIM (what you see is what you mean) interface similar to a word processor. More advanced users may wish to install MiKTeX and use a text editor (like Emacs or WinShell).  All of these programs are freely available under GNU General Public License. Thorough directions for installation are available.

The LaTeX project maintains links to a number guides to using LaTeX.  I used The (not so) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e to get started, and still find it to be a handy reference for many things LaTeX.

Computer Algebra Systems:

The program Derive is available in the Mathematics computer rooms (KC 126, 204 and 307).   Mathematica is available in KC304.

You may also consider checking out Maxima, a free, open source CAS. Sage is another free, open source option;  you may either register for a free account to run Sage online, or install the software locally.  The website contains the download, documentation and tutorials.  Another option is the "computionsal knowledge engine" Wolfram | Alpha.

Contact Information:

Office:  317 Koch Center
Phone:  (812)488-1161
Email

Links:

• Free Graph Paper
• COW (Calculus on the Web)
• MIT OpenCourseWare
• When will I use math?
• Career Outlooks
  
• Department of Mathematics
• University of Evansville