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I joined the faculty of TAMU-CT in 2009. My math Ph.D. is from the University of Wisconsin/Madison under David Griffeath (1985), and my physics Ph.D. is from the University of Kentucky/Lexington under Keh-Fei Liu (1997). 

Previous teaching positions include King College (TN), Baylor University (adjunct) and Austin Community College (adjunct). In 2004 I was a Fulbright Professor of Mathematics at the University of N'Djamena (Chad, Africa). I've also taught English and math in the People's Republic of China at Northwest University of Science and Technology (1985, 1987-88),  Shanghai Jiaotong University (1986), and  Jiangnan University (1988-1990).  In summer 1980 I  was junior staff at HCSSiM.

My 13-year industry experience includes positions with NEC America, Motorola, and Freescale Semiconductor. I consult for Applied Mathematics, Inc. in the field of naval operations research.

Recent Conferences

2012 SBP Conference: Modeling South African Service Protests using the National Operational Environment Model

MathFest2011 Presentations

Click >>HERE<< for links to videos, powerpoints, pdf's and spreadsheets for these MathFest2011 Presentations:

  • Student Mathematical Modeling Projects with Interactive Excel Spreadsheets
  • Voila! Proofs With Iteratively Inscribed Similar Triangles
  • An Abstract Algebra Class for Secondary Mathematics Teachers

Click >>HERE<< for a YouTube playlist of all presentations

Pathways Winners!

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Congratulations to Kara Klinke and Danny Salinas for their prizewinning poster presentations at the 2010 Pathways Student Research Conference! About 500 students from universities throughout the Texas A&M system participated in the conference. Kara and Danny won second and third place respectively in the Mathematics division. Kara's project modeled the accuracy of teacher's grading schemes; Danny's used a reliability model to predict auto repair costs. We're expecting more great things from Kara and Danny in the future!


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Email: thron@ct.tamus.edu
 
For appointments, contact Ms. Chestene Fullingim (secretary)
Phone: (254) 519-5441
 
Office: Room 16 B North Campus
Phone: (254) 519-5776 (direct)
 
Address:
   1901 South Clear Creek Road
   Killeen, Texas 76549
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Syllabi:
Math 300 Principles of Statistics Fall 09
Math 302 Principles of Geometry Fall 09
Math 306 Differential Equations Spring 11
Math 309 Algebraic Functions Summer 10
Math 310 Discrete Mathematics Summer 10
Math 360 Numerical Analysis Spring 10
Math 402 College Geometry Fall 10
Math 420 Mathematical Modeling Spring 10
Math 432 Abstract Algebra Spring 11
Math 490 Actuarial Mathematics Summer 10
Math 500 History of Math (GR) Summer 11
Math 508 Abstract Algebra (GR) Fall 10
Math 511 Operations Research (GR) Summer 10
Math 540 Topology (GR) Fall 09
Math 550 Linear Algebra (GR) Spring 11
Math 560 Numerical Analysis (GR) Fall 10
Math 573 Theory of Functions (GR) Spring 11
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