Melissa Sutherland has been a member of the SUNY Geneseo faculty since 2001.
Office Hours
- By appointment
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1992
M.A. (1994), State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D. (1998), State University of New York at Albany
Interests
Increasing Representation of Women and Other Historically Excluded Groups in STEM, Mathematics Education, Commutative Algebra, Technology
Classes
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MATH 221: Calculus I
Topics studied are limits and continuity; derivatives and antiderivatives of the algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and inverse functions; the definite integral; and the fundamental theorem of the calculus.
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MATH 239: Intro to Mathematical Proof
The course will provide an introduction to the language of advanced mathematics and to mathematical proof. It will emphasize rigorous argument and the practice of proof in various mathematical contexts. Topics will include logic, set theory, cardinality, methods of proof, and induction. Other mathematical topics chosen at the discretion of the instructor will be included as material through which proving skills will be honed.