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Brendan W. Sullivan

  • Graduate: Doctor of Arts (D.A.) in Mathematical Sciences, May 2013 from Carnegie Mellon University. Advised by John Mackey and Jack Schaeffer. My thesis was a textbook for an "Introduction to Proofs" course.
  • Undergraduate: Hamilton College, B.A. in Mathematics & Physics.

Now a Lecturer at Emmanuel College in Boston. Teaching a 4/4 load and doing research on Cops & Robbers on graphs. Recent publication with undergraduate collaborators featured in the College Mathematics Journal: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.4169/college.math.j.48.5.322

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65 Whence the “everything is linear” phenomenon, and what can we do about it? Mar 27 '14
50 What female mathematician can I introduce to my High School students? Apr 21 '14
36 How can I teach my students the difference between a sequence and a series? Mar 27 '14
30 Impressive examples where a “proof by picture” goes wrong Mar 20 '14
29 How to teach logical implication? Mar 17 '14
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27 Teaching undergraduates who expect a high-school-like learning environment Dec 22 '17
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