About to have me as a teacher, or curious about my teaching philosophy? Read my Teaching Statement. You might also like to look at How I Learn. How do You?

Here is a brief statement explaining Who Am I? If you want a longer, more personal description, read my Mathematical Autobiography. I often ask students to write their math autobiographies, and I am happy to give you this one of me in turn.

Or, you can read my much longer, drier, but very complete curriculum vitae (2010 version); this is how academics describe themselves to each other.

Office hours. Chair schedules are erratic (due to meetings) but I make a point to be around most every afternoon, from at least 1:30 to 5pm, except when I have a seminar. Best to make an appointment. Or, phone (x8240) or email (smaurer1) before coming to see me to check that I am available. Except when I am in class, I am almost always on email.

Current and Recent Courses
(Due to being chair I have a reduced course schedule.)

Math 28S, Honors Linear Algebra First Year Seminar.
Clicking here will take you to the Blackboard website for the course. You will probably be logged in with guest priviledges, which lets you see some of the material. If you are enrolled in the course, at the top of the page you can re-login as yourself and then get to see everything.

What you can't see as a guest are the discussion boards. Also, I sometimes protect the Course Documents folder when it contains copyrighted material (not mine) that, under fair use permissions, I can only make available to my class. There are no such materials in the M28S Course Documents folder.

Spring 2010

Math 28, Honors Linear Algebra.
This is the non-seminar version, which meets fewer hours and has more lectures. It has its own website, but it is almost identical to the M28S website above.

Fall 2009

Math 101, Real Analysis II.
Clicking here will take you to the Blackboard website for the course.

Books

• Discrete Algorithmic Mathematics
• Contest Problem Book V or try Amazon.
• A Short Guide to Writing Mathematics

Articles

• I was a writer for the CME Project, an NSF funded high school math curriculum, produced by the Educational Development Center (EDC). I was the lead writer for the chapter on linear algebra in their Algebra II book.

• I was a consultant on discrete mathematics to the 2nd edition of the Core Plus Mathematics Project, another NSF funded, integrated math curriculum.

• I am involved in MathPath, a great summer program for advanced middle school kids really into math. I have taught there most summers since 2003 and have been Academic Director since 2006.

• I am involved with various MAA publication efforts. In January 2007 I become Editor of the Notes Series, which publishes volumes on current developments in teaching college mathematics.

• I am an associate editor for the DIMACS Educational Modules. DIMACS is a center for DIscrete MAthematics and Computer Science. For more information about it, click here.