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Professor G. E. Keough
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801

This page last updated on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

About Me

I joined the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Salisbury in September, 2008. For 30 years prior to that, I was a member of the faculty at Boston College in the Department of Mathematics, serving two terms as its Chair (2001 to 2007) prior to my leaving BC.

Although I've been teaching only lower– and entry–level courses so far at Salisbury (see the list below), I've previously taught both mathematics and computer science courses ranging in level from freshman through senior, and through second-year, graduate level on the mathematics side.

My history includes work on a number of publications with several co-authors involving the use of Maple and Mathematica (John Wiley & Sons), advanced texts titled An Introduction to Analysis (Jones & Bartlett) and An Introduction to Linear Programming and Game Theory (John Wiley & Sons), and several (albeit dated) consulting stretches with the MITRE Corporation as a Lead Scientist. My (reasonably) current CV contains more detail.

What I'm Teaching in Spring, 2013

Two sections of MATH 201 (Calculus I). This is the first semester of a three-semester Calculus sequence designed for math and science majors. One of MATH 140 (College Algebra with Trigonometry) or strong and recent algebra, geometry, and trigonometry skills is an absolute prerequisite. A reasonably final version of the syllabus is available.
One section of MATH 210 (Discrete Mathematics). I have not taught this particular course before at Salisbury (but I do have some history with this course elsewhere), a course that's designed to develop basic logic, proof and counting techniques to support future mathematics and computer science courses.The SU generic syllabus for this course is available, as is a reasonably final version of the syllabus as it applies to this class in this semester.

My schedule for the Spring semester is:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Friday
10:00 – 10:50	MATH 210-003 Henson 111	MATH 210-003 Devilbiss 109	MATH 210-003 Henson 111	MATH 210-003 Henson 111
11:00 – 11:45	Office Availability	Office Availability	Office Availability	Office Availability
12:00 – 1:50	MATH 201-001 Henson 109 followed by MATH 201-002 Henson 109	MATH 201-001 Henson 109 followed by MATH 201-002 Henson 109	MATH 201-001 Henson 109 followed by MATH 201-002 Henson 109	MATH 201-001 Henson 109 followed by MATH 201-002 Henson 109
2:00 – 2:45	Office Availability	Office Availability	Office Availability	Office Availability

I am available by appointment at other times (especially after 3:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)
Note that I am not on campus on Thursday

What I've Taught Previously at Salisbury

Fall, 2012

Two sections of MATH 160 (Introduction to Applied Calculus). This is a one-semester, terminal Calculus course. Very good and recent algebra and some geometry skills are a prerequisite for the course, which translates to having recently completed Algebra II and plane geometry in high school, or MATH 135 (College Algebra). Most of the population of this class is from the Perdue School of Management. A preliminary copy of this Fall's syllabus is now available here.

A graphing calculator similar to the TI-84 is required. I will be using the online assessment and homework grading system WebAssign in the course (access to which which will be made available at no charge via purchase of the required Tan text at the SU bookstore).
Two sections of MATH 201 (Calculus I). This is the first semester of a three-semester Calculus sequence designed for math and science majors. One of MATH 140 (College Algebra with Trigonometry) or strong and recent algebra, geometry, and trigonometry skills is a prerequisite. A preliminary copy of this Fall's syllabus is now available here.

I will be using the online assessment and homework grading system WebAssign in the course (access to which which will be made available at no charge via purchase of the required Stewart text at the SU bookstore). We will also be using Mathematica, a multi-platform software system for doing mathematics that is available in campus computer labs and available for download free of charge to students in the course through the Salisbury University site licensing program in effect with Wolfram Research.

Spring, 2012

One section of MATH 155 (Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis). This is a one-semester, introductory statistics course that covers most traditional parametric methods (confidence intervals, hypothesis test, etc.) and some non-parametric ideas (e.g., a signed rank test). A copy of the course syllabus is available.
One section of MATH 201 (Calculus I). The SU generic syllabus for this course is available and a copy of my course syllabus is available.
Two sections of MATH 202 (Calculus II). This is the second semester of a three-semester Calculus sequence designed for math and science majors. MATH 201 (Calculus I) with a grade of C or higher is a prerequisite. The SU generic syllabus for this course is available. I will be using the online assessment and homework grading system WebAssign in the course (access to which which was made available to all MATH 201 students via purchase of the Stewart text at the SU bookstore for no charge in Fall, 2011). A preliminary copy of the course syllabus is now available

Fall, 2011

Two sections of MATH 155 (Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis). A copy of the course syllabus is available.
Two sections of MATH 160 (Introduction to Applied Calculus). A copy of the course syllabus is available.

Spring, 2011

Three sections of MATH 135 (College Algebra). Formerly listed as MATH 100, this now slightly-refocused course is very much a precalculus course, with students who complete the course prepared to enter MATH 160. You can find a copy of the syllabus via this link.
One section of COSC 120, Computer Science I. This is a first-semester course in computer programming required for computer science majors and minors and uses the C++ language. One of COSC 117 or previous programming experience is a prerequisite for this course. COSC 120 also satisfies the programming requirement for mathematics majors. A copy of the syllabus is available.

Fall, 2010

Two sections of MATH 155 (Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis). An abbreviated syllabus is available.
Two sections of MATH 160 (Introduction to Applied Calculus). An abbreviated syllabus is available.

Spring, 2010

Two sections of MATH 201 (Introduction to Calculus). This is the first semester of a three-semester Calculus sequence designed for math and science majors. MATH 140 (College Algebra with Trigonometry) is a prerequisite. An abbreviated version of the syllabus is available.
Two sections of MATH 135 (College Algebra). Formerly listed as MATH 100, this now slightly refocused course is very much a precalculus course, with students who complete the course prepared to enter MATH 160 (listed elsewhere on this page as a course that I've taught recently). An abbreviated version of the syllabus is available.

Fall, 2009

Two sections of MATH 160 (Introduction to Applied Calculus). An abbreviated copy of the (Fall) syllabus is available.
Two sections of MATH 155 (Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis). I have an abbreviated copy of the (Fall) syllabus for this course as well.

Spring, 2009, and Fall, 2008

Two sections of MATH 160 (Introduction to Applied Calculus). An abbreviated copy of the (Spring) syllabus is available.
Two sections of MATH 100 (College Algebra: A Modeling Approach). This is essentially a precalculus course, with students who complete the course prepared to enter MATH 160 (see above). I have an abbreviated copy of the (Spring) syllabus for this course as well.

Henson Science Hall Room 132F
410.543.6467 (my recommendation: use Email!)
gekeough@salisbury.edu
http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~gekeough