Mathematics Department

School of Integrated Studies

Klump Academic Center, Rm. 102 · (570) 327-4521

Vision

To assist students in acquiring a conceptual understanding of the nature and structure of mathematics, its processes, and applications.

Mission

To provide mathematical experiences, exploring and learning opportunities, and relevant applications in the study and understanding of quantities by examining relationships, patterns and structures, operations, and measurements, as expressed by numbers and symbols. To provide quality mathematics coursework which supports and enhances all programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Goals

Enable students with diverse academic, technical, and personal mathematical backgrounds to:

• Apply critical and logical thinking to problem solving;
• Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies, including technology, to investigate mathematical conjectures, to solve problems, and to judge the reasonableness of the results;
• Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships;
• Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics to interpret physical and social phenomena;
• Use the language and symbols of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely;
• Understand the role of mathematics in society;
• Organize and consolidate mathematical thinking through written and oral communication;
• Develop a relevant knowledge base in preparation for additional learning experiences in mathematics while enhancing their mathematical intuition;
• Build individual confidence in their abilities to understand and apply mathematics.

The Department of Mathematics, part of the School of Integrated Studies, continuously revises its offerings to keep up with the ever-changing demands of program areas and advances in technology.

Mathematics Department News

Retired Math Faculty Member Granted ‘Emeritus’ Honor

June 2008

Robert G. Bowers

Robert G. Bowers, retired professor of mathematics at Penn College, has been granted “professor emeritus” status by the college’s board of directors. The board voted unanimously Thursday to award the designation to Bowers, who was the 2007 recipient of the Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award - the college’s highest level of recognition for a faculty member.

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Math Professor’s Research Published in Journal of Analysis

January 2008

William Ma

William Ma, professor of mathematics at Penn College, has published two research papers jointly with a University of Cincinnati professor. The papers by Ma and David Minda, who is the Charles Phelps Taft professor of mathematics at the University of Cincinnati, appeared in The Journal of Analysis, Volume 15 (2007). This is a special volume containing the proceedings of the International Conference on Geometric Function Theory, Special Functions and Applications, held Jan. 2-5, 2006.

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Math Professor Earns Student Nomination to ‘Who’s Who’

September 2007

William Ma

William Ma, a professor of mathematics at Penn College, was recently nominated by a former student for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and Educators.”

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Math Professor Presents Invited Talks in China

August 2007

William Ma

A mathematics professor at Penn College was invited by two Chinese institutes of higher education to give presentations this summer. On June 27, William Ma offered a talk titled “Hyperbolic metric in geometric function theory” at Beihang University in Beijing. On July 22, he presented “Hyperbolic metric and convex functions” at Yulin College in Yulin.

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College Presents Distinguished Teaching Awards

May 2007

From left, Eugene M. McAvoy, Excellence in Teaching Award recipient; Robert G. Bowers, Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award winner; and David S. Richards, Excellence in Teaching Award recipient

Penn College presented Distinguished Teaching Awards to several faculty members during Saturday's Spring Commencement ceremonies held at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport. The college’s highest level of recognition for a faculty member - the Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award, so named in 2006 for the college’s retiring vice president for academic affairs/provost - was bestowed upon Robert G. Bowers, professor of mathematics. Excellence in Teaching Awards were presented to Eugene M. McAvoy, assistant professor of English-composition, and David S. Richards, associate professor of physics.

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