Department of Mathematics Faculty

Mike Long

Ed.D., Mathematics Education, West Virginia University
B.S., Mathematics, Salisbury University

Office: MCT 273
Phone: (717) 477-1537
E-mail: malong@ship.edu

Recent courses

• Developmental Math
• Math For Liberal Study
• Fundamentals of Mathematics I & II
• Applied Statistics
• Basic Math Models
• Finite Math
• Precalculus
• Applied Calculus
• The Game (Honors Upper Level Seminar)
• Functions and Models for Teachers (Graduate)
• Number Theory Discovery (Graduate)
• Methods of Teaching Secondary Math 

Recent projects and activities

• 2007 – 2009: Conference Coordinator for the first three PAMTE conferences held at Shippensburg University.
• 2008 Workshop: A Hands On Approach To Calculus, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Poster Session: Prospective Secondary School Teachers’ Pre-Collegiate Mathematics Content Knowledge, at Hawaii International Conference on Math, Statistics, and Related Fields, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2008: Some Tropical Math Nuggets, assisted by students Michelle Baker and Eric Sifford; Photographing the Amusement Park With Data and Functions, at WVCTM in Flatwoods, WV.
• 2008:    Poster Session: What Does The Data Say About Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers Content Knowledge?  New York, New York; with Dr. Jane Wilburne of Penn State Harrisburg.
• 2008: Prospective Secondary School Teachers’ Pre-Collegiate Mathematics Content Knowledge, at NCTM Research Pre-Session, Salt Lake City, Utah, wth Dr. Jane Wilburne of Penn State Harrisburg.
• 2008:  Featured Speaker, Why Rock Stars Are Always Tuning Their Guitars, at PCTM in Split Rock, Pennsylvania
• 2008:  Shippensburg University Honors Professor of the Year
• 2009: Prospective Secondary School Teachers’ Pre-Collegiate Mathematics Content Knowledge; AMTE Orlando ,Florida; with Dr. Jane Wilburne of Penn State Harrisburg.
• 2009: Concepts of Calclus, NCTM Washington DC, with Dr. Nina Girard of University of Pittsburgh Johnstown.
• 2009: The Game: A New Kind of Mathematics Class, at NCHC in Washington DC, with students Shaun Thompson, Katie Schlitz, Michelle Baker, and Ryan Blackman.
• 2009: Fun With Fractions, PCTM in Pittsburgh, PA, assisted by students James Attavian and Brenda Boyer.
• 2004 – Present: Math Passports at Kennywood Amusement Park, available at www.kennywood.com; Yearly updates based on ride removals.
• 2005 & 2007: Teachers Guide to the K’Nex® Amusement Park Experience, with Dr. Christine Royce of Shippensburg University; Distributed with all K’Nex® Amusement Park Experience Kits, second printing in 2007.
• 2006 – Present: Six Flags Middle School Math and Science Guide, published by Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park in Jackson New Jersey and available at www.sfga.com. Yearly updates based on ride removals.
• 2007: "A Negative Commentary…Without Connections," in the Fall Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics Magazine.
• 2008: "Turning Boring Algebra Into Something Magical," with Dr. Doug Ensley of Shippensburg University, in the Spring Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics Magazine