Bryant Gregory Mathews, PhD

Headshot of Bryant Gregory Mathews, faculty member at Azusa Pacific University

Professor and Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Sciences; Professor, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Director, General Education

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6536

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: West Campus, Segerstrom Science Center, Room 108

Bryant Mathews, PhD, serves as associate dean for the School of Humanities and Sciences and director of general education. Previously, he chaired the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. He has served on the board of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences and is a Lilly Network Leadership Institute fellow.

Mathews led the development of the APU Core: Pathways to Flourishing general education program. Mathews trained in algebraic geometry at UCLA, has published in the Journal of Algebra, and has mentored student research in tropical linear algebra, graph labeling, voting theory, and combinatorial game theory.

Education

  • PhD, Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
  • MA, Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
  • BA, Mathematics, Harvard University, 2002

Credentials/Certifications

  • Certificate, French Language, Alma College/Alliance Francaise, 2001
  • AA Liberal Arts, Simon’s Rock College of Bard, 1998

Academic Area

  • School of Humanities and Sciences

Courses Taught

  • GE 100 – First Year Seminar
  • MATH 90 – Elementary Algebra
  • MATH 99 – Self-Paced Mathematics Lab
  • MATH 100 – Mathematics Seminar I
  • MATH 110 – College Algebra
  • MATH 115 – Analytical Inquiry
  • MATH 149 – Fundamentals of Precalculus
  • MATH 150 – Precalculus
  • MATH 161 – Calculus I
  • MATH 162 – Calculus II
  • MATH 166 – Calculus II
  • MATH 250 – Data Analysis
  • MATH 263 – Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 268 – Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 270 – Differential Equations
  • MATH 280 – Discrete Mathematics and Proof
  • MATH 290 – Linear Algebra
  • MATH 340 – Geometry
  • MATH 400 – Abstract Algebra
  • MATH 450 – Introduction to Real Analysis
  • MATH 460 – Topology
  • MATH 470 – Complex Analysis
  • MATH 496 – Senior Seminar