Courses

Richard s. Millman

Outreach Professor of Mathematics

Phone: (859)257-6821   •   E-mail: millman@ms.uky.edu

Heuristics of problem solving. Practice in solving problems from algebra, number theory, geometry, calculus, combinatorics and other areas.

Primarily for middle and secondary future  school teachers.
Text Box: Math 201: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

This course is designed to deepen the content understanding of mathematics that is needed for teaching elementary or middle school mathematics.

Algebraic reasoning, introduction to statistics and probability, geometry, and measurement.

 
Text Box: Math 202: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers Text Box: Math 310: Mathematical Problem Solving for Teachers

Curves, surfaces, topology and geometry of Riemannian manifolds.

 
Text Box: Math 641: Differential Geometry Text Box: This course is designed to deepen the content understanding of mathematics that is needed for teaching elementary or middle school mathematics. Sets, numbers and operations, problem solving and number theory. Recommended only for majors in elementary and middle school education.

The course will discuss the basic ideas of manifold theory, including manifolds, tensors, differential forms, introductory Riemannian geometry, Lie Groups, and Laplace operators on manifolds.  The DeRham cohomology will be thoroughly covered.
Text Box: Math 654: Algebraic Topology