Jeffrey S Meyer
I am a mathematician, educator, and author. I am currently an assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Riverside.
I am a mathematician, educator, and author. I am currently an assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Riverside.
My mathematical research has primarily been in the area of arithmetic hyperbolic surfaces and their generalizations (namely arithmetic locally symmetric orbifolds). This is an interesting area lying at the intersection of number theory, algebra, and geometry. Over the years I have published in numerous journal including: Transactions of the AMS, Bulletin of the LMS, Algebraic & Geometric Topology, and Geometriae Dedicata.
In general, enjoy bringing together a wide range of mathematical tools from different areas to solve problems.
A geodesic on the modular surface. I animated this using Sage.
To each and every class I teach, I bring decades of instructional experience and a deep knowledge of research on mathematics education. I seek to leverage cognitive psychology to understand student thinking in mathematics and using those understandings to inform and enhance my courses. Accordingly, my courses heavily use evidenced-based practices such as active learning, collaborative learning, and inquiry-based learning.
My courses are hard work, but students walk away with deep and productive understandings of the content of the course and of mathematical thinking.
I have authored several curricula for teaching linear algebra and geometry. These materials are designed for teaching - leveraging active learning, quantitative reasoning, and helping students move from concrete, embodied to formal understandings. In addition to textbooks, students are enrolled in my installation of iMathAS called MathME - an online homework system that includes hundreds of personally written questions that support students in multirepresentational reasoning.