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Degrees

  • B.A., Amherst College 1985
  • M.Ed., University of Massachusetts 1986
  • M.S., Syracuse University 1988
  • Ph.D., Syracuse University 1994
Areas of Interest

Pamela Pierce has been teaching at The College of Wooster since 1994, and she currently serves as co-chair of the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Department. Her primary research area is real analysis, although she has secondary interests in geometry, combinatorics, graph theory, and mathematics education. Along with colleague Jennifer Bowen, she co-edited and contributed to the MAA Volume: Mathematical Themes in a First-Year Seminar (MAA Notes Board, 2021). She is active in the Summer Symposium in Real Analysis and enjoys her work on the editorial board of Math Horizons.

Courses Taught
  • First-Year Seminar
  • MATH 100:  Math in Contemporary Society
  • MATH 123:  Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 104:  Calculus for the Social Sciences
  • MATH 111:  Differential Calculus
  • MATH 120:  Applied Integral Calculus
  • MATH 125:  Theoretical Integral Calculus
  • MATH 212:  Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 211:  Linear Algebra
  • MATH 215:  Transitions to Advanced Mathematics
  • MATH 223:  Combinatorics and Graph Theory
  • MATH 299:  Topics in Geometry
  • MATH 332:  Real Analysis I
  • MATH 333:  Real Analysis II
  • MATH 279:  Putnam Problem Seminar
Publications

Books

Articles/Book Chapters

Professional Affiliations
  • Math Horizons Editorial Board (2014-present)
  • Mathematical Association of America
  • MAA Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching)
  • Summer Symposium in Real Analysis
Awards
  • Trevor Evans Award from the MAA, 2010, for The Circle Squaring Problem Decomposed, (Math Horizons, December 2009).  The prize is for exceptional articles that are accessible to undergraduates and published in Math Horizons.
  • The Andrew M. Bruckner Award (the “Andy”), 2017, for contributions to the field and to the Summer Symposium in Real Analysis.
  • Advisor for the student poster “Approximating the Circle Squaring Process,” selected for presentation at the CUR-sponsored Posters on the Hill session in Washington, D.C., May 2009.
  • NSF Grant of $23,965 to help sponsor the 41st Summer Symposium in Real Analysis, 2017. (Award # 1700356)
  • S-STEM Track 1 grant from the NSF, $600,000 to support a mentoring and retention program for promising students in the Physical Sciences, 2011-2017. (Award # 1059954)
  • NSF Grant of $15,770 to help sponsor the 34th Summer Symposium in Real Analysis, 2010.
    (Award # 1011888)