Department of Mathematics
Elena Anne Marchisotto
Emerita Professor of Mathematics
- Sample Syllabus Mathematics 131, Mathematical Ideas, Lower Division General Education Mathematics Course (Syllabus)
- Sample Syllabus Mathematics 311, Basic Geometric Concepts, A Course for Prospective Teachers (Syllabus)
- Sample Syllabus Mathematics 320, Foundations of Higher Mathematics, A Transition Course to Proofs (Syllabus)
- Sample Syllabus Mathematics 331OL, Mathematical Explorations, A Capstone General Education Mathematics Course (Syllabus)
My philosophy of teaching embraces that proposed by the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm. I was inspired by many, notably Alvin White, Anneli Lax and Reuben Hersh. Several articles among my publications describe this philosophy and give examples of its implementation. To advance the goal of teaching mathematics humanistically and teaching humanistic mathematics, I have often embraced the use of non-traditional texsts. Among them are "The Genetic Approach to Calculus" by Otto Toeplitz and "The Mathematical Experience Study Edition" by Philip Davis, Reuben Hersh, and Elena Anne Marchisotto.