Lamar University - Department of Mathematics

Publications Available On-Line

For the most current list see my resume.

2019 Professor goals and student experiences in traditional IBL real analysis, with Michael Oehrtman and Paul Dawkins, International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Volume 5, Issue 3 - Springer.

2016 Journal Provides a Resource for IBL Teachers, with William F. McKenna, David M. Clark, Paul J. Kapitza,, FOCUS, June/July 2016 Issue.

2015 Calculus I, II & III -- A Problem-Based Approach with Early Transcendentals, with Allen, Browning, Daniel and So, Journal of Inquiry-Based Lerning in Mathematics, No. 37, April 2015.

2015 Teaching the Backtracking Method using Intelligent Games, with Anca Andrei, ACET J. of Computer Education and Research, Vol. 9, 2014-2015.

2013 Foundations of Analysis, with Mahavier W.S., The Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics, No. 33, October 2013.

2013 Linear Topology, with Mahavier W.S., The Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics, No. 30, March 2013.

2012 Further Results for The Joint Distribution of The Surplus Immediately Before and After Ruin Under Force of Interest, with K.P. Das, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, No. 6, pp. 344-353, June 2012.

2011 Calculus III, No. 21, May 2011, The Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics.

2011 Single-Iteration Sobolev Descent for Linear Initial Value Problems, with Jason Montgomery, Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 24, Issue 2, Spring 2011.

2010 Seeing the Mathematical Potential in Students' Questions, Cavey & Mahavier, Mathematics Teacher, NCTM, Vol. 104, No. 2, September 2010.

2009 Analysis, with Mahavier, W.S., The Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics, No. 12, March 2009.

2009 The Moore Method: A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction; Charles A. Coppin, W. Ted Mahavier, E. Lee May and G. Edgar Parker; Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC: 2009

2008 Nerd is the Word, De Angelis, Kang, Mahavier, Stenger. Math Horizons, MAA, September 2008, Vol. XVI, Issue 1.

2008 Calculus: The importance of precise notation, co-authored with W. S. Mahavier. PRIMUS, Volume 18, Issue 4 July 2008 , pages 349 - 360.

2007 Trigonometry, The Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics, No. 1, March 2007.

2007 MathNerds and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, co-authored with L. Cavey, G. Edgar Parker, and A. White. The Constructivist, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 2007 (available online at www.odu.edu/educ/act/journal).

2006 An alternative mathematical algorithm for the photo- and videokeratoscope, co-authored with J. Hunt. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications, Volume 7, Issue 5, December 2006, pp. 1223-1232.

2002 A model for engaging students in a research experience involving variational techniques, Mathematica, and descent methods, PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, Volume 12, Number 4, December 2002, pp. 365-383.

2002 MathNerds Offers Discovery-Style Mathematics on the Web, by Valerio De Angelis, Paul Dawkins, W. Ted Mahavier, and Allen Stenger. FOCUS of the Mathematical Association of America, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2002, pp. 10-11.

1999 Weighted Sobolev descent for singular first-order partial differential equations, Southwest Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Volume 5, Number 1, July 1999, pp. 41-51.

1999 Solving boundary value problems numerically using steepest descent in Sobolev spaces, Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Volume 11, Number 1, Winter 1999, pp. 19-32.

1997 A discrete convergence result for Sobolev steepest descent, Abstract and Applied Analysis, Volume 2, Number 1-2, 1997, pp. 67-72.

1997 A numerical method utilizing weighted Sobolev descent to solve singular differential equations, Nonlinear World, Volume 4, Number 4, December 1997, pp. 435-455.

1997 A gentler discovery method (the modified Texas method), College Teaching, Volume 45, Number 4, Fall 1997, pp. 132-135.

1996 Interactive numerical analysis, Creative Math Teaching, Volume 3, Number 2, August 1996, pp. 1-2.