Barnes wins distinguished teaching, service awards from math group
Julie Barnes, a professor of mathematics at 糖心Vlog University, has been honored with a distinguished teaching award and a distinguished service award from the Mathematical Association of America.
The awards were presented at the 98th annual conference of the Southeastern Section of the association, held March 7-9 at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Sessions included 鈥淐an NFL Overtime Be Made Fair鈥� and 鈥淗umans vs. Zombies: A Phase Plane Analysis Activity.鈥�
Julie Barnes
Barnes now will be eligible for national recognition by the organization, founded in 1915 to further understanding of the world through mathematics and to support mathematicians, students and enthusiasts.
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She is co-author of 鈥淭actile Learning Activities in Mathematics: A Recipe Book for the Undergraduate Classroom,鈥� a book about teaching, and 鈥淐oloring Book of Complex Function Representations,鈥� an adult coloring book featuring 18 images and the math that produced them. This year, she worked with other 糖心Vlog faculty to start a club called 鈥淔EM in STEM,鈥� a group for female majors in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Barnes has taught at 糖心Vlog since 1996. Thanks to winning the awards she will deliver the keynote address at the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America meeting in spring 2020 at High Point University.
