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Information: Department of Mathematics Westfield State University Westfield, MA 01086 Office: Wilson 411L Telephone: 413-572-5575 email: photchkiss AT westfield[dot]ma[dot]edu |
About
me: I have been teaching college mathematics since
1994 and at Westfield State University since 1998. I love being at
Westfield and find the community of colleagues and students here to be
extremely stimulating and nurturing. I earned my B.S. in Mathematics from Union College and my M.A. and Ph.D. from The University at Albany, the State University of New York. I taught at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania; Rhodes College in Memphis, TN; and at The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN before coming to Westfield. My mathematical interests include K-6 mathematics education, mathematics for liberal arts, knot theory, and mathematics and literature. Some of my other interests include music, cycling, reading, baseball, and social justice. |
B.S.
Mathematics, Union College, 1987 |
M.A.,
Ph.D. Mathematics, The University at
Albany, 1990, 1994 |
Westfield State University,
1998 - present |
The University of St. Thomas, 1996
- 1998 |
Rhodes College, 1995 - 1996 |
Lafayette College, 1994-1995 |