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Sharon McCathern, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6617
Email: smccathern@apu.edu
I am new to APU this year (2011), and I look forward to getting to know my students and spending time with them outside the classroom. My main love is teaching and specifically showing students the beauty and power of mathematics. I love to understand more and more about this part of God’s creation. My research interests lie in abstract algebra, specifically finite p-groups and associated Lie algebras. I hope to find ways to involve the undergraduate student body in these or other areas of research.

Education

B.A. Rice University
M.S., Ph.D. University of Chicago

Departments

  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • Mathematics and Physics

Expertise

  • Algebra
  • Finite Group Theory
  • Math Education
  • Mathematics

Courses Taught

MATH 110 – College Algebra
MATH 162 – Calculus II
MATH 290 – Linear Algebra
MATH 470 – Complex Variables

Office Hours

M/W/F 2:10 - 3:05 p.m. and Th 9:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Office Location

Segerstrom Science Center, Room 116, West Campus

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