Jonathan Michael Kane

Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
E-mail: kanej@uww.edu
Office: 109 McGraw Hall, UW-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
Office Phone: (262) 472-5002
Home Address: 2814 Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-5218
Home Phone: (608) 231-3264

Fall 2009 Teaching Schedule

Course No.	Course	Section	Day	Time	Room
MCS 220	Concepts of Programming	Sect 1	Tue/Thu	12:30-1:45	Hyland 2306
MATH 301	Introduction to Analysis	Sect 1	Tue/Thu	9:30 - 10:45	McGraw 122
COMPSCI 433	Theory of Algorithms	Sect 1	Mon/Wed	2:15 - 3:30	McGraw 121
MATH 463	Complex Variables	Sect 1	Mon/Wed	3:45 - 5:00	McGraw 121

Fall 2009 Scheduled Office Hours*

Day	Hours
Monday	1:00 - 2:00 PM 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Tuesday	8:30 - 9:30 2:00 - 3:30
Wednesday	NOON - 1:00
Thursday	2:00 - 3:30

*And by appointment. Scheduled hours are subject to change due to unforeseen conflicts. If you are coming from off campus you may want to call first to confirm that the hours have not been changed.

NOTE: The MCS faculty have regularly scheduled faculty meetings on Mondays from NOON to 1:00 and are, therefore, not available during that time.

NOTE: The Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences faculty often have meetings on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 11:00-NOON and faculty are, therefore, not always available during those times.

DEGREES:

Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
MS. Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983
MS. Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978 MA. Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
BA. Mathematics, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 1974

COURSES TAUGHT:

Mathematics

Intermediate Algebra
Finite Business Mathematics
Elementary Functions
Calculus
Linear Algebra
Discrete Mathematics
Introductory Probability and Statistics
Introduction to Analysis
Probability Theory
Applied Statistics
Mathematical Statistics
Differential Equations
Advanced Calculus
Complex Variables
Actuarial Mathematics
Actuarial Examination Preparation
Problem Solving

Computer Science

Computer Applications
Introduction to Programming
Introduction to Database and the Web
Concepts of Database
Concepts of Programming
Concepts of Data Structures
Assembly Programming
Operating Systems
Topics in Computer Applications
Theory of Algorithms
Theory of Computation
Languages and Compilers

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Probability
Computer simulation of biological systems
Several Complex Variables

PUBLICATIONS:

Cross-Cultural Analysis of Females Identified with Exceptional Mathematical Talent with Titu Andreescu, Joseph A. Gallian, Janet E. Mertz, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, November 2008
Sudoku Studio (a computer game version of the puzzle)
Dropping Lowest Grades, with Daniel Kane, Mathematics Magazine, Mathematics Magazine, v79, June 2006
Monotonic Approach to Central Limits, Proceedings of the AMS, July 2001
GRADE GUIDE (computer grade book program)
Peak Sets of U-Algebras, Analysis, v3, 1983
Maximal Ideal Spaces of U-Algebras, Illinois Journal of Mathematics, v27, 1983
Distribution of Orders of Abelian Groups, Mathematics Magazine, v49, 1976

ORGANIZATIONS:

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
American Statistical Association (ASA)
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
United States Chess Federation (USCF)
American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)
Madison Community Orchestra (MCO)

This page was last updated on September 8, 2009.