...I believe that math is something that should make sense, not a bunch of steps to be blindly followed, & that students are right when they say that traditional mathematics education is boring, useless, & altogether arbitrary. Math doesn't have to feel this way! When students truly understand, it... (read more)
...In addition to providing proofreading, when appropriate, and grammar, mechanics, style, structure, and organization instruction, I generally abide by the following lesson plan:
1. Writing objectives are chosen
2. Writing exercises that help focus on the specific objectives are used
3. (read more)
...After my Ph.D., I taught as a physics professor at Earlham College for one year, and then as a physics professor at Kansas Wesleyan University for five years. Besides physics, I have taught many math courses (from College Algebra through Discrete Math) and computer science courses (Introduction ... (read more)