Math Professors
Which professor has published comedy plays?
Trey
How many math professors are in the ASU mathematics department?
19
Name something you can do with a math degree
What can't you do with a math degree?! (teacher, mathematician, data analysis, actuarial science, engineering, CS, Law School, etc.)
True or False: Every math class we take gives us a different way of thinking as a better functioning human
True
What single-digit appears most frequently between and including the numbers 1 and 1,000?
1 (it appears 301 times, and every other number appears 300 times)
Dr. Havlak
Who are the three math professors who went to LSU?
Dr. Abernathy, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Pfeil
True or False: If you are not as naturally talented compared to your peers, you have no chance
False, You can always outwork anybody else.
Which math professor was in a movie?
Dr. Seifker (Buster and Billy)
If you have a rectangular swimming pool of volume 105 m³ whose length is 2 meters longer than its width and whose depth is 2 meters shorter than its width, what is the perimeter (around the top) of the rectangular pool?
24 meters
Which professor has had dance and vocal training?
Dr. Pfeil
Name a professor who studied matroid theory in graduate school.
Dr. Hall, Dr. Pfeil, or Dr. Abernathy
What can mathematics majors bring to a job?
We know how to solve problems, we have the tools to make a correct decision, we have learned how to think and look at the world in a different way
Which professor is a first-generation college student?
Dr. Pfeil
If you take my son’s age and multiply it by one and a half times his age you get 24. How old is my son?
4
Which professor's high school GPA was 2.76?
Dr. Hall
How many math classes are offered in the ASU mathematics department?
41 (give or take)
How does a student do mathematics research?
You ask! Ask any professor and they help you or point you in the right direction.
Which professor was a practicing electrical engineer before switching professions?
Dr. Seifker
Old Granny Adams left half her money to her granddaughter and half that amount to her grandson. She left a sixth to her brother, and the remainder, $1,000, to the dogs’ home. How much did she leave altogether?
$12,000
Which professor was born in Japan?
Dr. Seifker
Why is the ASU mathematics department so awesome?
Because the math professors are awesome!
List three subjects a student has done mathematics research in with a math professor at ASU.
Topology, probability, operations research, abstract algebra, graph theory, digital image processing, Vector calculus oceanics, Factional derivates, signal processes, Voice processing, Types of integrals, and many more!
What year was the first Mobius T-Shirt created?
2008
One brother says of his younger brother: “Two years ago, I was three times as old as my brother was. In three years’ time, I will be twice as old as my brother.” How old are they each now?
He is 17 and his brother is 7.