FRESTEF Application
The Robert Noyce Scholarship program, authorized under the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-368), responds to the critical need for K-12 teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by encouraging talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students and STEM professionals to pursue teaching careers in elementary and secondary schools. In addition to Noyce Scholarships and Stipends, the program also funds institutions of higher education to provide fellowships and programmatic support to STEM majors and STEM professionals entering and completing teacher-credentialing programs in conjunction with a Master of Arts or Science in Science or Mathematics related areas. Noyce Teaching Fellowship recipients are required, with substantial financial support,
to complete four years of teaching in a high need school district. The program seeks to increase the number of K-12 teachers with strong STEM content knowledge.
Course Websites
Math 100-Exploring Mathematics- see Blackboard.
Math 143- History of Mathematics- see Blackboard.
Math 152-Linear Algebra- see Blackboard.
Active Workshops
Fall '10-Spring '11 CSET 1 Prep.
Linear Algebra Independent Study/MastersProjects
Statistics Corner
An excellent Stats Resource ( Univeristy of Alabama at Huntsville's Virtual Laboratories)
Mathematics Education Research Links
Bayesian Inference Links
Research Interests:
Linear algebra/ in particular: MCMC (Markov Chain Monte Carlo) techniques; Mathematics Education Research with particular emphasis on Bayesian Methodological techniques guiding inference and the development of hypotheses.
On the psychology side: I am interested in the transfer, or lack thereof, of knowledge arising from the recognition of isomorphic problem structures.
Recent Publications:
Lance Burger, Teaching Proportional Reasoning through Familiar Biology; Mathematics Teacher, vol. 104, No.3, October 2010.