Mathematics Faculty: Publications

Mathematics Faculty Publications/Presentations

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Principles of Mathematics, a general education textbook. Authored by Catawba College Mathematics Department faculty members. Read More »

Publications - Paul L. Baker

$Books by Paul L. Baker$ A Shadowy Passage, Cambodia, The Subversion, an autobiographical novel, 2005.
A Shadowy Passage, Vietnam: The Initiation, 2006.
A Shadowy Passage, Hanoi: The Ultimate Journey, Coming 2007

Publications - Jason Hunt

Co-author, "Overcoming Bad Management Theory: Rediscovering Moral Sentiments" paper with Dr. Andrew Morris, Dr. Jamie Slate, and Dr. John Zerger (published in the proceedings of the Academy of Management Meeting).
Solved problem appearing in the American Mathematical Monthly (journal of the Mathematical Association of America) and submitted a solution to the journal (publication pending).

publications - john zerger

"Problem Number 804", Solution mentioned May 2006, College Math Journal
"Overcoming Bad Management Theory", co-authored with Morris, Slate, Hunt, Proceedings of Academy of Mangement, August 2006
"Problem Number 1662", Solution mentioned February 2004, Mathematics Magazine
"A Generalization of Kasner's Theorem" Submitted May 2004, American Math Monthly
"A Mathematical Treatment of the Lamoreaux-Raff-Temin Synthesis", co-authored with Dr. Slate, Proceedings of Academy of Economics and Finance, Spring 2004
"Problem Number 10911", Solution mentioned October 2003, American Math Monthly
"Problem Number 701", Solution mentioned May 2002, College Math Journal
"Markov, Fibonacci, and Pell Numbers", Submitted August 2001, College Math Journal"
"A Divisibility Criterion" Submitted March 2001 to College Math Journal
"Finite Simple Groups With FF-Modules and a Characterization of Rank 2 Amalgams Involving Transvection Groups"; Ph.D. Dissertation, Kansas State University – 1996

Presentations - Paul L. Baker

"FreeCell, Common Sense and Statistics", Appalachian Regional Conference on Teaching Statistics (ARCOTS), Spring 2003
"Rational Vertices for Triangles Inscribed in the Unit Circle", Southeast Regional Conference of the Mathematics Association of America (MAA), Spring 2006.
"Mathematics: Not a School Lunch Plate", National Convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Fall 2006.

Presentations - Jason Hunt

"Overcoming Bad Management Theory: Rediscovering Moral Sentiments" Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 2006 (co-presentation)
"Classifying Graphs Using Forbidden Subgraphs" Southeastern Section Spring Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Raleigh, NC, March 2005

Presentations - Sharon Sullivan

"Counting Isomorphic (16,6,2) Configurations to a particular (16,6,2) Design" at the national Joint Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society meeting in New Orleans, Spring 2007
"Coding and Cryptography", West Rowan Math Team, Fall 2006
"Teaching Math through Art" at the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Greensboro, NC, Fall 2006
Celebrated Pi Day with a first grade class, North Rowan Elementary School, Spring 2006
"Buffon's Needle Experiment: Celebrating PI Day", Salisbury High Math Team, Spring 2006
"Cultural Mathematics: An Interdisciplinary Approach" at the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Greensboro, NC, Fall 2005
"Constructing Extension Configurations from vk Configurations" at the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society Joint National Mathematical Meeting in Atlanta, GA Spring 2005
"Forming Configurations from Nondegenerate Quadratic Forms over Finite Fields" at the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society Joint National Mathematical Meeting in Phoenix, AZ Spring 2004.
"Modular Arithmetic", Salisbury High Math Team, Salisbury, NC Fall 04
"Cryptograph and Coding", Salisbury High Math Team, Salisbury, NC Fall 2003

presenations - john zerger

"A Generalization of Kasner's Theorem"; SE Section Meetings, Clemson, SC, March 2003
"Linear and Integer Programming"; Invited Speaker: North Carolina Governor's School for Math and Sciences, July 2002
"Integer Programming for Undergraduate Math Majors"; SE Section Meetings (Joint), Atlanta, March 2002
"Graduating from College without College Algebra"; Joint Mathematics Meetings (MAA/AMS), San Diego, January 2002
"Rational Approximations of Irrationals"; Invited Speaker: North Carolina Governor's School for Math and Sciences, July 2001
"Continued Fractions and Binary Quadratic Forms"; Joint Mathematics Meetings (MAA/AMS), New Orleans, January 2001
"Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio"; Integrated Faculty Colloquia, Catawba College, October 2000
"Maxima of Bounded Polytopes"; Invited Speaker: North Carolina Governor's School for Math and Sciences, July 2000
"Introduction to Rank 2-Amalgams"; SE Sectional Meetings of MAA, Charlotte, NC, March 2000
"Integral Solutions of Binary Quadratic Forms"; Invited Speaker: North Carolina Governor's School for Math and Sciences, July 1999
"Education and Your Future"; China Grove (NC) Middle School, November 1998
"A Series of Events"; Catawba College Colloquium Series, November 1995
"Finite Simple Groups With FF-Modules and a Characterization of Rank 2 Amalgams Involving Transvection Groups"; Special Session in "Groups and Geometries”, at the Central Section Meeting of the American Mathematics Society Manhattan, Kansas, March 1994
"Maxima of Bounded Polytopes or the Matchmaker's Theorem" (Kansas) Joint Mathematics Spring Conference Emporia, Kansas, March 1993