Author: Taylor University Math Department

John Ragan (Math/Physics Education '21) shared his adventures teaching STEM courses for Eastbrook High School at the 2023 Mathematics Department Banquet. While having his students create Heelys and launching goldfish into space inspired students to consider different tech related pursuits, John's passion is in helping the students see the gifts that God has given them.… Continue reading Alumnus John Ragan (’21) Shares Adventure of Teaching Math at the 2023 Department Banquet

Over the course of J-term 2023, nine senior Mathematics majors took part in Math Senior Capstone. The course focuses on complex analysis, the philosophy of mathematics, and the intersection of faith and mathematics. The nine students were instructed by Dr. Case in complex analysis and a review of their undergraduate mathematics curriculum in the morning… Continue reading Math Capstone 2023!

Research conducted in the Spring 2020 Geometry for Elementary Teachers course by Dr. Patrick Eggleton and then analyzed by Taylor alumni, Abigail Pyle and Clay VanderKolk, is now published in the HAMTE Crossroads Fall 2022 issue. The research reviewed approaches to help future elementary teachers to use the Effective Mathematics Teaching Strategies promoted by the… Continue reading Research Article Published by Taylor Alum Abigail Pyle with Dr. Eggleton

Jonathan Kersten, senior Mathematics, Data, and Systems major, explored the amazing ability of using two easily obtained data values related to a sport like baseball and develop surprisingly accurate expectations for the teams. The technique, Pythagorean Expectation, has been used in various alternatives using number of runs scored and number of runs allowed to predict… Continue reading Calculating Expected Results in Sports

In the 1960s there was a game that came out called Dr. Nim in which "Dr. Nim" could beat you in every game played, if you played according to the rules. How could this work? Emily Odell, a Mathematics Education major, explains the mathematical structure of this game and similar games in her presentation "The… Continue reading The Math Behind the Game