Students in my classes seeking course-specific information should visit the course home page found on Blackboard at http://mybb.gvsu.edu.  Or stop by my office:  C2508 Mackinac Hall.

Teaching is not only the most important part of my job, but the aspect of it that I enjoy most.  Whether teaching an introductory course like calculus, a more advanced course like linear algebra II, or even our capstone, there is fantastic, beautiful mathematics to share, learn, and enjoy.  Like how mathematics explains the seed distributions in the coneflowers pictured above.  Students can see our full list of offerings and more on the math major at this link.

And just about regardless of the course, students in my classes should expect to be required to read the book.

While every course I teach includes the goal of having students learn a lot of new and interesting mathematics, a bigger goal of mine is to help all students become better learners, thinkers, and communicators.  One of my colleagues has coined the term “continuous learner,” and how we should all aspire to be one of these.  I like that.

All students are urged to seek professional counsel early and often in their courses and overall studies:  your professors are a resource for you.  If you are not regularly attending office hours, consistently seeking feedback on your progress in your major, and at least occasionally inquiring about extracurricular and career development opportunities, you are missing out.  For those so inclined to listen to my free, unsolicited advice for students, I have devoted an entire separate page to it.