Teaching

I teach a wide variety of courses, ranging from freshman level core curriculum and service courses to senior level mathematics courses for majors:

MATH 1111 (College Algebra)
MATH 1113 (Precalculus)
MATH 1413 (Survey of Calculus)
MATH 1634 (Differential Calculus)
MATH 2644 (Integral Calculus)
MATH 2654 (Multivariable Calculus)
MATH 3003 (Discrete Structures)
MATH 3303 (Ordinary Differential Equations)
MATH 4234 (College Geometry)
MATH 4254 (Mathematical Analysis)
MATH 4353 (Complex Variables)
MATH 4513 (Linear Algebra)

Pedagogy

Read a brilliant essay by Ben House on the lowering of educational expectations over the past 150 years.
Read my Teaching Philosophy.
Read my Ten Commandments for taking a test.

Math Tutoring Center

The Math Tutoring Center is a service provided by the Department of Mathematics for students in freshman level courses. It is open approximately 20 hours per week in room 205 of the Boyd Building. The Math Tutoring Center is not private tutoring: It is a place where you can go and work your homework and know there will be someone available to answer any questions should they arise.

Read the schedule for the Math Tutoring Center (formerly Math Lab).

Private Tutors

Private tutors are those who tutor for a fee which they set. This is not free tutoring.

Josh Crager is one of my former Calculus III students. He has a very strong background in mathematics and works well helping students who are having difficulties. Call 770-755-8092 or e-mail to jscrager@gmail.com.

Chris Gibson is one of my former Calculus III students. He has a good personality and would be an excellent tutor. Call him at 770-815-7249 or email him at cgibson6@my.westga.edu.

Wanda Moon is one of my former Calculus I, II, and III students. She can tutor any math below Calculus II. Call her at 678-777-1540 or email her at wmoon1@my.westga.edu.

Nathaniel Crook is one of my advisees and he's had me for 10 classes now. He can tutor most anything. Call him at 470-345-5286 or email him at ncrook1@my.westga.edu.

Senior Seminar Projects

The following six senior seminar projects involve "breaking" a relatively brief affine digraph ciphered message. (For a description of an affine digraph cipher, see my presentation "Cryptography: Public Key vs. Private Key Cryptosystems" on the research page of my web site.) The only mathematical prequisites for these projects are a knowledge of basic linear algebra and a knowledge of modular arithmetic. Being able to program a computer might also come in handy.

Current Course Information

If you have any questions about any of these courses, you can find the answers to all your questions here.