Faculty List

John F. Putz, Ph.D.

John F. Putz, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1981
Swanson Academic Center 250
(989) 463-7253

Education

  • Ph.D. Saint Louis University
  • M.S. Saint Louis University
  • B.S. Southeast Missouri State University

Recent Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Matrices and Linear Methods.  MTH 117.
  • College Geometry.  MTH 411.
  • Calculus I.  MTH 121.
  • Mathematics in Art and Nature.  MTH 111.
  • Multivariable Calculus.  MTH 210.
  • Calculus II.  MTH 122.

Selected Book Publications

  • John F. Putz.  Maple Animation.  Chapman & Hall/CRC Press.  2003.

Selected Articles

  • John F. Putz.  "Investigating Polytopes in the Fourth Dimension by Building Models."  PRIMUS.  2013.
  • John F. Putz (with Tim Sipka).  "On Generalizing the Pythagorean Theorem."  College Mathematics Journal.  2003. Vol. 34. No. 4. 291-295.  September 2003.
  • John F. Putz.  "Going Out On a Limb: A Reading and Writing Course about the Fourth Dimension."  PRIMUS.  2001. Vol. 11. No. 1. 1-15.  March 2001.
  • John F. Putz (with Carrie Morjan).  "Preference for the Golden Rectangle: A Student/Faculty Research Project."  PRIMUS.  2001. Vol. 11. No. 4. 370-383.  December 2001.
  • John F. Putz.  "Animated Demonstrations for Multivariable Calculus."  Electronic Proceedings of the Tenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics.  http://archives.math.utk.edu/ICTCM/EP-10.html.  February 1998.
  • John F. Putz.  "The CAS in Multivariable Calculus."  Electronic Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics.  http://archives.math.utk.edu/ICTCM/EP-8.html.  February 1996.
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Recent Presentations

  • John F. Putz.  "Investigating Polytopes of the Fourth Dimension by Building Models."  American Mathematical Society & Mathematical Association of America.  Boston, MA.
  • John F. Putz.  "The Golden Ratio in the Arts: A Skeptic's Inquiry."  American Mathematical Society & Mathematical Association of America.  Washington, DC.
  • John F. Putz.  "The Artist's Eye Was Not Enough."  American Mathematical Society & Mathematical Association of America.  San Diego, CA.
  • John F. Putz.  "A Course with a Focus on the Other Two R's."  American Mathematical Society & Mathematical Association of America.  New Orleans, LA.
  • John F. Putz.  "Maple Animations for Linear Algebra."  International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics.  New Orleans, LA.
  • John F. Putz.  "Creating Visualizations using Maple."  Academy of the Austrian Center for Didactics of Computer Algebra, International Symposium on Technology and its Integration into Mathematics Education.  Montréal, Canada.
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Selected External Research Grants

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Barlow Award for Faculty Excellence, 2010
  • Barlow Award for Faculty Excellence, 1994
  • Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences

Service to the Profession

  • Referee, The American Mathematical Monthly
  • Referee, The College Mathematics Journal
  • Referee, Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Referee, PRIMUS

 

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