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STEM faculty awarded two new professorships and fellowships

December 20, 2022 by Strategic Communication

Missouri State University’s College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) has recognized faculty for their outstanding teaching, research and service with two professorships and fellowships: The Roy D. Blunt Life Science Professorship. The Matthew and Patricia Harthcock College of Natural and Applied Sciences Faculty Fellowship. Roy D. Blunt Life Science Professorship Thanks … [Read more...] about STEM faculty awarded two new professorships and fellowships

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Frequent shopper cards: The power in every swipe

July 28, 2021 by Strategic Communication

To thrive, stores must build customer loyalty.  One way to accomplish this: offering frequent shopper cards.  “Frequent shopper cards provide various small incentives to consumers for buying from their affiliated stores, such as discounts,” Dr. Steven Senger, associate professor of mathematics at Missouri State University, said.   But these discounts only come in exchange for … [Read more...] about Frequent shopper cards: The power in every swipe

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Shaping patterns and possibilities

June 18, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

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What if we could reduce the complexities of mathematics to the simple act of counting shapes?   According to Dr. Steven Senger, associate professor of mathematics, we can.  About his focus  Senger’s main interest is discrete geometric combinatorics.   “Those are big words, but discrete basically means stuff you can't chop up. Geometry means I'm using pictures, and … [Read more...] about Shaping patterns and possibilities

Filed Under: Faculty, research Tagged With: Steven Senger

Minding the gap to take the frustration out of fractions

January 30, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

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Fractions can quite literally serve as a puzzling component of mathematics. One of the reasons fractions are perceived to be difficult is what members of the math community call gap reasoning. Gap reasoning can limit students’ understanding of the problem. The method leads students to assess distances as equal by appearance over measurements. In their paper “Escaping … [Read more...] about Minding the gap to take the frustration out of fractions

Filed Under: Faculty, research Tagged With: Joann Barnett, mathematics, Patrick Sullivan, research

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