APSU P.O. Box 4626
Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN 37044
Degrees
1957 Certificate of Graduation, Clift High School, Opelika, Alabama
1963 A.B., Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama.
Major: Mathematics; Minor: History
1967 M.A., Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Major: Mathematics
1975 Doctorate of Philosophy in Mathematics, The University of
Mississippi University, Mississippi. Dissertation: "Doubly
Stochastic Matrices and a K-measure of Irreducibility."
Courses at the University of Mississippi (semester hours):
Algebra: Analysis: Topology:
3 group theory 6 real variables 12 point-set
6 ring theory 6 complex variables 3 rings of
12 matrix theory 6 functional analysis continuous
3 integration theory functions
Post-graduate courses at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Summer of 1978 (quarter hours):
Applied Mathematics
3 statistics
3 modeling theory
3 numerical analysis
Post-graduate courses through Tennessee State Univesity taken at
Roane State, 1982 (semester hours):
Computer Literacy (programming in BASIC)
3 Computer Literacy I
3 Computer Literacy II
Professor of Mathematics, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN (employed in Fall 1986; tenured upon employment; rank obtained in 1990). Associate Professor of Mathematics, Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN (employed in Fall, 1972; rank obtained in 1978; tenured in 1977). Part-time Mathematics Instructor, Tenneseee Technological University, Cookeville, TN (Winter, 1982). Part-time Mathematics Instructor, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN (Summer, 1978). Graduate Teaching Instructor, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi (1968-1972 school years). Part-time Mathematics Instructor, The University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama (Spring, 1967). Graduate Teaching Instructor, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama (1966 school year). Mathematics Instructor, Ramsay High School, Birmingham, Alabama (1963-1965 and 1967 school years).
Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association, Tennessee Academy of Science, International Society for Neoplatonic Studies
APSU student research with Lea Rosenberry, student presentation at Tennessee Academy of Science involving cryptology, student poster presentation involving matrix theory and number theory. (Spring 1996) Historical mathematical research on Sir Isaac Newton. Work supported by Tower Fund grant. Library visits and field trips were made in London, Greenwich, Cambridge, and Edinburgh. Subsequent talks given at Tennessee Academy of Science meeting at APSU during the following fall, national summer meeting of AMS, MAA, and Canadian Math Society at Vancouver, B.C., during the following summer, Modern Philosophy class meeting at invitation of Dr. Susan Robbins during fall, a year past, and a Galois Math Club meeting during fall, a year past. (Summer 1992) RSCC student research with Terry Reynolds, student presentation at annual Tennessee Academy of Science student meeting: "A Random Doubly Stochastic Matrix, index n = 4, 5, 6, 7." (Spring 1979). Matrix theory publication, "Linear Algebra and Its Applications:" "A K-Measure of Irreducibility and Doubly Stochastic Matrices." (January, 1979)
undergraduate student research matrix theory history of mathematics
(Roane State Community College) Statistics Math 1140 and 1150 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics Math 1210 and 1220 College Algebra Math 1330 Trigonometry Math 1610 and 1620 Elements of Calculus Math 2010, 2020, 3030 Calculus and Analytic Geometry Math 2110 Structures of Mathematicsl Systems (Roane State Community College) Discrete Mathematics Math 3100, 3110 Differential Equations Math 3450 Linear Algebra Math 4010 History of Mathematics Math 4110 Number Theory Math 4450 Mathematical Models Math 4500 Modern Algebra Math 5520 Algebra for Teachers
Tennis, musical recorder
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