Dr. Timothy D. Comar

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Education:

• The University of Michigan, Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1996.
  
  
• Brown University, Sc.B. with Honors in Mathematics, 1991.

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Academic Employment:

Full-time:

• August, 2001:  Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532, Department of Mathematics, Associate Professor (2007-), Assistant Professor (2001-2007).
  
  
• 1997 - 1998:  Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Assistant Professor.
  
  
• 1996 - 1997:  Saint Louis University,  221 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Assistant Professor.

Part-time:

• 2001: Elmhurst College, Department of Mathematics, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126, Adjunct Instructor.
  
  
• 2000-2001:  Oakton Community College, Department of Mathematics, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016, Adjunct Instructor.
  
  
• 1999-2001: The Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago, Department of General Education, 350 N. Orleans Street, Chicago, IL 60654, Adjunct Instructor.
  
  
• 2000: Triton College, Department of Mathematics, 2000 Fifth Avenue, River Grove, IL 60171, Adjunct Instructor.
  
  
• 1995 - 1996, 1993 - 1994:  The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Department of Mathematics, Graduate Student Instructor.

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Other Employment:

Full-time:

• 1999 – 2001:  Addison-Wesley, 1900 East Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60025, Manager (6/01-Present), Senior Software Project Supervisor (7/00-5/01), Software Project Supervisor (5/99-6/00).
  
  
• 1998 - 1999:  PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., 203 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60601, Pension Actuary.

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Fellowships and Awards:

• Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, CCLI #0633232, Biocalculus: Text Development, Dialog, and Assessment, 2007-2010.
  
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Grant for research work with student on "Variations on the Stick Numbers of Knots and Links," Benedictine University (through Benedictine University's HHMI Grant), Summer 2003.
  
• Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) Fellow, The Mathematical Association of America, August, 1997- July, 1998.
  
• Research Partnership Fellowship, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan, January, 1995 - August, 1995.
  
• Department of Education National Needs Fellowship, The University of Michigan, September, 1991 - August, 1993.
  
• David Howell Premium for Excellence in Mathematics, Brown University, 1991.

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Research Papers:

• "The Integration of Biology into Calculus Courses", (preprint).
  
• "Undergraduate Student Research in Knot Theory Using Multiple Computational Platforms", Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Pearson Education, 2007.
  
• "A Common Calculus Laboratory Course for Traditional Calculus and Biocalculus Students", with Lisa Townsley, Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Pearson Education, 2007.
  
• "Regular Stick Numbers of Knots and Links," with Anthony DeLegge, Jessica Tyrus, and Debra Witczak (submitted 2005).
• "Calculus Labs for Biology and Pre-med Students," Proceedings of the 17th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Addison-Wesley, (to appear in 2006).
• "A Sketchpad Project for Future Elementary Teachers," The New Jersey Mathematics Teacher 63 (2005), 35-36.
• 'Geometry and Matrix Groups in Linear Algebra, Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Addison-Wesley (2005), 57-61.
• "Visualization of Möbius Transformations in Two and Three Dimensions Using Derive", The Derive Newsletter, (Part One) 51 (2003), 7-11 and (Part Two) 52 (2003), 7-10. (Single paper).
• 'Visualization of Möbius Transformations in Two and Three Dimensions Using a CAS,
  Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Addison-Wesley (2004).
• "Technology-Enhanced Projects in an Upper-Level Modern Geometry" Class, Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Addison-Wesley, (2004).
  
• "Geometrically convergent Kleinian groups and the lowest eigenvalue of the Laplacian," with E. C. Taylor, Indiana University Mathematics Journal 47 (1998), 601-624.
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence of Kleinian Groups, Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Michigan, directed by Professor Richard D. Canary, 1996.
  
• ''Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence of Kleinian Groups,'' in Proceedings: Thirteenth Annual Workshop in Geometric Topology, June 13-15, 1996, 16-20.
  
• Almost alternating links,'' with C. C. Adams, et al., Topology and Its Applications 46 (1992), 151-165.

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Presentations:

• Biocalculus and Beyond at Benedictine University and College of DuPage: Reaching Biology Students, MAA Contributed Paper Session on Biomathematics in the First Two Years, Mathfest 2007, San Jose, CA, August 4, 2007. (15 minute talk)
• Attracting, preparing, and mentoring undergraduate students in biomathematical research at a small university, Minisymposium: Preparation and Engagement of Undergraduates in Biomathematical Research, Annual Meeting of the Society of Mathematical Biology, San Jose, CA, August 2, 2007. (25 minute talk)
  
• Biocalculus Computer Laboratory Projects, Over the Fence: Mathematicians and Biologists Talk About Bridging the Curricular Divide, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, June 2, 2007. (1 hour talk)
  
• Biocalculus: Bringing Life to Calculus for Life and Health Science Majors, Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges, Monticello, IL, April 14, 2007, (1 hour talk).
  
• Biocalclulus at Benedictine University and College of DuPage: A Collaboration Between Mathematicians and Biologists and Between Four-Year and Two-Year Institutions, Annual Meeting of the ISMAA, March 31, 2007. (20 minute talk)
  
• Biocalculus: Bringing Life (Sciences) to Calculus Courses, Annual Meeting of Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America, Western Illinois University, March 30-31, 2007. (4 hour workshop).
  
• A Calculus Course for Biology Students, Mathematics and Computer Science Seminar, Valparaiso University, February 12, 2007. (50 minute talk)
  
• Bringing Life to Biocalculus: Lab Projects and Seminar Series, MAA Session on Integrating Mathematics and Biology in Undergraduate Education, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 8, 2007. (15 minute talk)
  
• Upper Bounds for Regular Stick Numbers of Torus Knots, AMS Session on Geometry and Topology, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 7, 2007. (10 minute talk)
  
• Biocalculus at Benedictine University and College of DuPage: A Collaboration Between Mathematicians and Biologists and Between Four-Year and Two-Year Institutions, MAA Session on Mathematics and Biology 2010: Building Connections, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 6, 2007. (15 minute talk)
  
• A Common Calculus Laboratory Course for Traditional Calculus and Biocalculus Students, 15th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, September 29, 2006. (45 minute talk)
  
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University, September 18, 2006. (50 minute talk)
  
• A Comparison Between Students in Biocalculus and Traditional Calculus Courses, General Contributed Paper Session, Mathfest, Knoxville, TN, August 12, 2006 (10 minute talk)
• Computational Tools for a Two-Course Calculus Sequence for Biology Majors, Minisymposium: A More Global Perspective: Tools, Approaches, and Community, Joint SIAM-SMB Conference on the Life Sciences, Society of Mathematical Biology/ SIAM Activity Group on the Life Sciences, August 3, 2006. (25 minute talk)
• Biocalculus: Interdisciplinary Course Development and Validation, Poster Session, Joint SIAM-SMB Conference on the Life Sciences, Society of Mathematical Biology/ SIAM Activity Group on the Life Sciences, August 2, 2006. (Poster Session)
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, Seminar Elmhurst College Mathematics Seminar, April, 2006. (50 minute talk)
  " Computational Tools for a Two-Course Calculus Sequence for Biology Majors, ISMAA Annual Meeting, North Central College, Naperville, IL, April 6, 2006. (20 minute talk)
• Computational Tools for a Two-Course Calculus Sequence for Biology Majors, 18th Annual ICTCM, Orlando, FL, March 2006 (10 minute talk)
• Undergraduate Student Research in Knot Theory Using Multiple Computational Platforms, 18th Annual ICTCM, Orlando, FL, March, 2006. (30 minute talk)
• A Common Calculus Laboratory Course for Traditional Calculus and Biocalculus Students, 18th Annual ICTCM, Orlando, FL, March, 2006. (45 minute talk)
• Existence and Upper Bounds of Regular Stick Numbers of Knots and Links, AMS Session on Knots, Links, and Tangles, January 15, 2006, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX January 15, 2006. (10 minute talk)
• Computational Tools for a Two-Course Calculus Sequence for Biology Majors, MAA General Contributed Paper Session, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX January 13, 2006. (10 minute talk)
• New Results and Directions in Regular Stick Numbers of Knots, Elmhurst College Mathematics Seminar, November 16, 2005. (50 minute talk)
  
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, Seminar, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, November 3, 2005. (50 minute talk)
  
• Using Sketchpad to Form Connections Between Geometry and Algebra, 15th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 8, 2005. (45 minute talk).
  
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, 15th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 7, 2005. (45 minute talk)
  
• Computational Tools for a Two-Course Calculus Sequence for Biology Majors, 32nd Annual Mathematics and Statistics Conference: Mathematics and Biology, Department of Mathematics, Miami University, Oxford, OH, October 1, 2005. (20 minute talk)
  
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, MAA PREP Workshop on Computational and Mathematical Biology For Biology and Mathematics Educations, August 2, 2005. (20 minute talk)
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, ISMMA Annual Meeting, Knox College, April 9, 2005. (35 minute talk)
• A Calculus Sequence for Biology Students, MAA Session: Meeting the Challenge: Relationship Between Mathematics and Biology in the 21st Century, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA, January 8, 2005. (15 minute talk)
• The Use of Journals in Content Courses for Future Elementary Teachers, MAA Session: Getting Students to Discuss and to Write about Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA, January 6, 2005. (10 minute talk).
• Regular Stick Numbers of Knots, Elmhurst College Mathematics Seminar, November 4, 2004. (50 minute talk).
• A SketchPad Project for Future Elementary School Teachers, 17th Annual ICTCM, New Orleans, LA, October 30, 2004. (15 minute talk)
• Calculus Laboratory Projects for a Calculus Course for Biology and Pre-Med Students, 17th Annual ICTCM, New Orleans, LA, October 30, 2004. (45 minute talk)
• A SketchPad Project for Future Elementary School Teachers, 14th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 1, 2004. (45 minute talk)
• Programming in Derive, 14th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 1, 2004. (1:45 hour workshop)
• Regular and Almost Regular Stick Numbers, MAA Invited Paper Session: "SMALL" Mathematics, Mathfest, Providence, RI, August 14, 2004. (10 minute talk).
• Calculus Labs for Biology and Pre-Med Students, MAA Session: Cooperative Projects Between the Mathematical Sciences and the Life, Mathfest, Providence, RI, August 14, 2004. (15 minute talk).
• A Sketchpad Project for Future Elementary School Teachers, MAA Session: Innovative Approaches in Mathematics Education, Mathfest, Providence, RI, August 14, 2004. (10 minute talk).
• Frame constructions, constructions for flat graphs, and the irreducibility of Sachs graphs, International Workshop on Knot and Links in a Spatial Graph, Waseda University, Tokyo, July 22, 2004 (40 minute talk).
• Regular and Almost Regular Stick Numbers, ISMAA Annual Meeting, Roosevelt University, April 2, 2004. (30 minute talk).
• A Sketchpad Project for Future Elementary School Teachers, MAA Session on Technology in Mathematics Teacher Preparation Courses, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, January 10, 2004. (15 minute talk).
• Using a Computer Algebra System to Explore Geometry and Matrix Groups in a Linear Algebra Course, MAA Session on The Effective Use of Computer Algebra Systems in the Teaching of Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, January 8, 2004. (10 minute talk).
• Regular and Almost Regular Stick Numbers, AMS Special Session: Knots, Links, and Embedded Graphs, Chapel Hill, NC, October 24, 2003. (20 minute talk).
• Regular and Almost Regular Stick Numbers, Elmhurst College Mathematics Seminar, October 15, 2003. (50 minute talk).
• Geometry and Matrix Groups in Linear Algebra, 16th Annual ICTCM, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2003, (45 minute talk).
• Increasing Student Participation via Online Communication in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses Using WebCT, 16th Annual ICTCM, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2003, (15 minute talk).
• A Technology-Enhanced Hyperbolic Geometry Course for Pre-Service and In-Service High School Teachers, 16th Annual ICTCM, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2003, (15 minute talk).
• Regular and Almost Regular Stick Numbers, Elmhurst College Mathematics Seminar, October 15, 2003.
• Geometry and Matrix Groups in Linear Algebra Using Derive, 13th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 4, 2003, (45 minute talk).
• Increasing Student Participation via Online Communication in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses Using WebCT, 13th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 3, 2003, (45 minute talk).
• A Technology-Enhanced Hyperbolic Geometry Course for Pre-Service and In-Service High School Teachers, MAA Session: Technology Innovations in Mathematics Education for Elementary and Secondary Teachers, Mathfest, Boulder, CO, August 2, 2003. (30 minute talk).
• Geometry and Matrix Groups in Linear Algebra: General Contributed Paper Session, Mathfest, Boulder, CO, August 2, 2003. (10 minute talk).
• Visualizing the Construction of Hyperbolic Surfaces and Three-Manifolds Using a CAS, Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America, Illinois College, April 2003. (25 minute talk).
• Increasing Student Participation via Online Communication in Calculus Courses, MAA Session: Innovative Use of the World Wide Web in Teaching Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January, 2003.
• Visualizing the Construction of Hyperbolic Surfaces and Three-Manifolds Using a CAS, MAA Session: General Contributed Paper Session, January, 2003.
• Technology-Enhanced Projects for Pre-Service Teachers in an Upper-Level Modern Geometry Class, 15th Annual ICTCM, Orlando, FL, November 2, 2002, (45 minute talk).
• Visualization of Mobius Transformations in Two and Three Dimensions Using a CAS, 15th Annual ICTCM, Orlando, FL, November 1, 2002, (45 minute talk).
• Visualization of Mobius Transformations in Two and Three Dimensions Using Derive, 12th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 5, 2002, (45 minute talk).
• A Practical Connection Between Undergraduate and Secondary School Geometry: Projects for Teachers Using Geometer's Sketchpad and Cinderella, 12th Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, October 4, 2002, (45 minute talk).
• Geometry Projects for Pre-Service Teachers, General Contributed Paper Session, Mathfest, August 1, 2002, Burlington, VT, (15 minute talk).
• Visualization of Mobius Transformations in Two and Three Dimensions Using a CAS, MAA Session: Creative Uses of Technology in Teaching, Mathfest, August 1, 2002, Burlington, VT, (15 minute talk).
  
• Limits of Hyperbolic Manifolds, ISMAA Annual Meeting, McKendree College, Lebanon, IL, April 5, 2002 (30 minute talk).
  
  
• Projects for Pre-Service Teachers in an Upper-Level Modern Geometry Class, MAA Session: Classroom Demonstrations and Course Projects that Make a Difference, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, January 9, 2002 (10 minute talk).
  
  
• Excursions in Hyperbolic Geometry, Department of Mathematics, Benedictine University, March 15, 2001 (45 minute talk).
  
  
• Thoughts on Calculus, Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University, March 10, 2000 (45 minute talk).
  
  
• Limits of Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds, AMS Special Session on Kleinian Groups and Hyperbolic Manifolds, Baltimore Meeting, January 7, 1998 (20 minute talk).
  
  
• Limits of Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds, Colloquium, Department of Mathematics, Oklahoma State University, December 12, 1997 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Why Study Hyperbolic Geometry?, Valparaiso University, April 15, 1997 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Why Study Hyperbolic Geometry?, Birmingham Southern College, April 8, 1997 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Limits of Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds, AMS Special Session on Knot Theory and 3-Manifolds, College Park, MD Meeting, April 13, 1997 (20 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence of Kleinian Groups, Saint Louis University, March 20, 1997 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Limits of Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds, AMS Session on Manifolds, San Diego Meeting, January 9, 1997 (10 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence of Kleinian Groups, Workshop on Knots and 3-Manifolds, MSRI, August 30, 1996 (45 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence of Kleinian Groups, Saint Louis University, July 1, 1996 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence of Kleinian Groups, Thirteenth Annual Workshop in Geometric Topology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, June 14, 1996 (20 minute talk).
  
  
• Why Study Hyperbolic Geometry?, Eastern Michigan University, March 14, 1996 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Algebraic Convergence for Kleinian Groups, Spring Topology and Southeast Dynamical Systems Conference, Ball State University, March 9, 1996 (15 minute talk).
  
  
• Why Study Hyperbolic Geometry?, Denison University, February, 21, 1996 (50 minute talk).
  
  
• Algebraic and Geometric Convergence for Kleinian Groups, AMS Session on Manifolds, Orlando Meeting, January 13, 1996 (10 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence for Kleinian Groups, Albany Group Theory Conference, October 14, 1995 (20 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence for Kleinian Groups, AMS Special Session: Geometry of Three-Manifolds, Boston Meeting, October 7, 1995 (20 minute talk).
  
  
• Hyperbolic Dehn Surgery and Convergence for Geometrically Finite Kleinian Groups, Topology Seminar, Department of Mathematics University of California at Berkeley, April 19, 1995 (50 minute talk).

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Other Professional Work:

• Member of Education Committee of the Society of Mathematical Biology, August 2007- Present.
  
• Organizer for upcoming MAA Contributor Paper Sessions, Biomathematics in the First Two Years, at Mathfest, August 2007 and Biomathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 2008.
  
• Organizer of SMB Minisymposium, Preparation and Engagement of Undergraduates in Biomathematical Research, Annual Meeting of the Society of Mathematical Biology, San Jose, CA, August 2, 2007.
  
• Mathematics Section Editor, Biological ESTEEM (Excel Simulations and Tools for Exploratory and Experimental Mathematics), http://bioquest.org/esteem/index.php, August 2006.
  
• AP Calculus Reader, Ft. Collins, CO, June 2002 - June 2006.
  
• Reviewed several textbooks for courses in calculus, biocalculus, geometry, introduction to proof, and mathematics for elementary teachers.
  
• Organizer of session on mathematical biology at the Annual ISMAA Meeting, April 2006 and April 2007.
  
• ISMAA Board Member: Director at-Large, 2006-2007, Project NExT Director, 2007-2010.
  
• ISMAA Sectional Project NExT Chair, 2005-present.
  
• Chair, High School Lecture Committee of the ISMAA, 2004-2006
  
• Chair of Mathematics Division of ACCA, 2003-2004.
  
• Secretary of Mathematics Division of ACCA, 2002-2003.
  
• Co-organized the Project NExT session entitled, "Successful Programs that Integrate Mathematics with Other Disciplines," Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, San Diego, January 7, 2002.

Professional Organizations:

• The Mathematical Association of America.
• The American Mathematical Society
• The Society of Mathematical Biology, 2006-present.
  
• The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2006-present.
  

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Actuarial Exams:

·         Passed Society of Actuaries Exams 100 and 110.

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Teaching History:

• Courses Taught at Benedictine University
  • Math 111 College Trigonometry (2003)
  • Math 112 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (2002,2003,2004,2005,2006)
  • Math 210 Calculus with Analytics I (2001, 2002)
  • Math 211 Calculus with Analytics II (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
  • Math 208 Calculus Tools Laboratory (2001,2003, 2005)
  • Math 208 Biocalculus II Laboratory (2006, 2007)
  • Math 220 Biocalculus I (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,2007)
  • Math 221 Biocalculus II (2005, 2007)
  • Math 222 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (2005, 2006)
  • Math 280 Introduction to Proof (2002)
  • Math 300 Linear Algebra (2003)
  • Math 310 Modern Geometry (2001, 2003, 2005)
  • Math 350 Complex Variables (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)
  • Math 390 Selected Topics: Knot Theory and Molecular Modeling (2003)
  • Math 390 Selected Topics: Topology (2005)
  • Math 390 Selected Topics: Knot Theory (2007)

• Summer, 2001:  MAT 151, Calculus I, Elmhurst College.
  • Text:  J. Stewart, Calculus, 4^th ed., Brooks/Cole, 1999.
    
    
• Spring, 2001:  MAT 180 Calculus for Business and the Social Science, Oakton Community College.
  • R. Larson and B. H. Edwards, Brief Calculus: An Applied Approach, 5^th ed., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.
    
    
• Spring, 2001:  MAT 140 College Algebra, Oakton Community College.
  • Text: M. Lial, et al., College Algebra, 8^th ed., Addison Wesley Longman, Reading Massachusetts, 2001.
    
    
• Winter, 2001:  GE 098, Mathematics Fundamentals II, The Illinois Institute of Art.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger, Developmental Mathematics, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 2000.
    
    
• Fall, 2000:  GE 098, Mathematics Fundamentals II, The Illinois Institute of Art.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger, Developmental Mathematics, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 2000.
    
    
• Fall, 2000:  MAT 052, Elementary Algebra, Oakton Community College.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger, Introductory Algebra, 8th ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1999.
    
    
• Summer, 2000:  GE 098, Mathematics Fundamentals II, The Illinois Institute of Art.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger, Developmental Mathematics, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 2000.
    
    
• Summer, 2000:  MAT 140 College Algebra, Oakton Community College
  • Text:  Larson and Hostletler.College Algebra, 4^th ed, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.
    
    
• Spring, 2000:  GE 098, Preparatory College Algebra, The Illinois Institute of Art.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger and J. Beecher, College Algebra, 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1992.
    
    
• Spring, 2000:  MAT 131, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, Triton College.
  • Text:  H. Anton, Calculus: A New Horizon, 6th ed, John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, 1999.
    
    
• Winter, 2000:  GE 098, Preparatory College Algebra, The Illinois Institute of Art.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger and J. Beecher, College Algebra, 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1992.
    
    
• Fall, 1999:  GE 097, Elementary Algebra, The Illinois Institute of Art.
  • Text:  M. Bittinger, Introductory Algebra, 8th ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1999.
    
    
• Spring, 1998:  Math 132, Calculus with Analytic Geometry II, Valparaiso University
  • Text:  A. Ostebee and P. Zorn, Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, Volume 2, 1st ed., Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.
    
    
• Fall, 1997:  Math 451, Analysis I, Valparaiso University
  • Text:  D. Bressoud, A Radical Approach to Real Analysis, The Mathematical Association of America, 1994.
    
    
• Fall, 1997:  Math 131, Calculus with Analytic Geometry I, Valparaiso University
  
  • Text:  A. Ostebee and P. Zorn, Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, Volume 1, 1st ed., Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.
    
    
• Summer, 1997:  Math A120, College Algebra, Saint Louis University
  • Text:  K. Smith, College Algebra with Graphing and Problem Solving, 2nd ed., Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, 1996.
    
    
• Spring, 1997:  Math A132, Survey of Calculus, Saint Louis University
  • Text: E.C. Tomastik, Brief Calculus with Technology, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1996.
    
    
• Spring, 1997:  Math A142, Calculus I, Saint Louis University
  • Text:  A. Ostebee and P. Zorn, Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, Volume 1, 1st ed., Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.
    
    
• Spring, 1997:  Computer Science A452, Applied Combinatorics, Saint Louis University
  • Text:  A. Tucker, Applied Combinatorics, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1995.
    
    
• Fall, 1996:  Math A141, Precalculus, Saint Louis University
  • Text:  M. Sullivan and M. Sullivan, III, Trigonometry: Enhanced with Graphing Utilities, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996.
    
    
• Fall, 1996:  Math A142, Calculus I, Saint Louis University
  • Text:  A. Ostebee and P. Zorn, Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, Volume 1, 1st ed., Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.
    
    
• Winter, 1996:  Math 116, Calculus II, University of Michigan
  • Text: D. Hughes-Hallett, et al., Calculus, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1994.
    
    
• Fall 1995:  Math 115, Calculus I, University of Michigan
  • Text: D. Hughes-Hallett, et al., Calculus, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1994.
    
    
• Winter, 1994:  Math 116, Calculus II, University of Michigan
  • Text: R. L. Finney and G. B. Thomas, Jr., Calculus, Addison-Wesley, New York, NY, 1990.
    
    
• Fall 1993:  Math 115, Calculus I, University of Michigan
  • Text: R. L. Finney and G. B. Thomas, Jr., Calculus, Addison-Wesley, New York, NY, 1990.

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