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Introduction
I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Davidson College. I hold both a B.S. degree in
applied mathematics and a M.S. degree in computational mathematics from Western Michigan
University. I received my Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado at
Boulder. During 2001-2003 I held a VIGRE postdoctoral position in the Mathematics Department
at the University of Washington. For more information on my activity, see my
curriculum vitae
(last modified January 2012).
Math Movement
Learn more about my teaching, research and presentations with mime and math on my blog.
Online Publications
The following articles were published either in the Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications or Loci, but are all available through Loci as this journal is an aggregation of a few online journals
of the Mathematical Association of America. The following articles all contain interactive java applets.
 Mountains of Fractals - Learn to produce coastlines in 2D and mountains in 2D and 3D by adapting ideas related to the construction of fractals. Introductory mathematical issues in random number generation are discussed. Java applications allow interactive exploration, (published in the Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications).
 Modeling a Changing World (co-authored with N. Dovidio) - Events in our world are often modeled with differential equations. This article develops numerical solvers for ODEs. Interactive applets explore topics including slope fields and numerically solving definite integrals and differential equations, (published in the Loci).
Integer Programming Model for the Sudoku Problem (co-authored with A. Barlett, A. Langville and T. Rankin) - Let binary integer linear programming solve Sudoku puzzles and variations on the game for you. Also, learn to prove theorems regarding puzzle creation. Java applets allow for interactive exploration, and exercises and challenge problems are included, (published in the Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications). For a PDF version of the article, click here.
Selected Teaching Resources
Using the Force of Math in Star Wars -
makes mathematical connections to the special effects used to digitally create the character of Yoda.
Mathematical Art: the art of raytracing - a web page designed to introduce Calculus students to raytracing
Math Murder Mystery -
Resources for hosting a Math Murder Mystery prepared by Davidson College math majors from the
class of 2006.
Rising to the occasion of modeling card shuffling - contains an
interactive applet for this famous model
Online Academic Review
Games
Awards
2007 Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member -- awarded by the
Mathematical Association of America. To read more about the award, click here. To read an article about my receiving the award, click here
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship -- awarded by the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To read more about the award, click here. To read an article about my receiving the award, click here.
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