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Department of Mathematics
MCT 250
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA 17257
Phone: (717) 477-1431
Fax: (717) 477-4009
math@ship.edu

 
 

Department of Mathematics Faculty

James Hamblin

Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
B.A., Mathematics and Computer Science, Cornell University

Office: MCT 286
Phone: (717) 477-1592
E-mail: jehamb@ship.edu

Personal web page: http://webspace.ship.edu/jehamb/

Recent courses

  • Math for Liberal Studies
  • Intro to Abstract Algebra
  • Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry
  • Calculus 1 and 2

Recent projects and activities

  • Presented "Designing a 'Math for Liberal Studies' Course" in the MAA Session on Mathematics Courses for the Liberal Arts Students at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, CA in January 2010.
  • Received (with D. Ensley) the PASSHE Faculty Professional Development Council grant, "Development of a Technology Supplement for a General Education Mathematics Course."
  • Completed the Fall 2009 sabbatical leave project, "Development of an Interactive Low-Cost Textbook for Math for Liberal Studies."
  • Co-organized 2009 Math/Computer Day with Dudley Girard. This year's event was attended by 13 regional schools, bringing over 70 high school juniors to campus for math and computer programming competitions.
  • Attended the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Washington, DC in January 2009.
    • Conducted interviews for the Math Department Search.
    • Co-presented "Assessment Across the Curriculum; Varying Strategies for Varying Situations" with Winston Crawley in the MAA Session on Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics
    • Co-organized a MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion on "Designing and teaching a geometry course for preservice secondary mathematics teachers."
Other interests
  • Origami and Graph Theory
  • Quilting and Group Theory
  • Elections, Voting, and Discrete Math
  • Using Flash to create interactive math activities