Jeffrey Suzuki
Professor and Department Chairperson
Mathematics
Location: 1156 Ingersoll Hall
Phone: 718.951.5246
Fax: 718.951.4674
Email:
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Education:
Ph.D., Boston University - 1996 (Mathematics, General)
Areas of Expertise:
Jeffrey Suzuki specializes in the history of mathematics with an emphasis on the period between 1500 and 1800; mathematics education; and the legal, political and constitutional applications of mathematics.
Books and Publications
Generalized integer splines on arbitrary graphs (with L. Rose). Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 346 (1). (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2023
Linear Algebra: An Inquiry-Based Approach (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2021
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors: Generalized and Determinant Free! Mathematics Magazine 93, 200-212. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Flip Your Class: Social Distancing Edition. AMS Blog on Teaching and Learning Mathematics, July 8, 2020. (Books and Publications: Other) 2020
Writing Good Questions in the Internet Era. AMS Blog on Teaching and Learning Mathematics, August 4, 2020. (Books and Publications: Other) 2020
"Patently Mathematical: Picking Partners, Passwords, and Careers by the Numbers." Johns Hopkins University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2019
"Confidence in the Census". Math Horizons, Volume 24, No. 1 (December 2016). (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016
Constitutional Calculus: The Mathematics of Justice and the Myth of Common Sense. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2015
"The Self-Limiting Partisan Gerrymander: An Optimization Approach." College Mathematics Journal, November. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Mathematics in Historical Context. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2009
"A Brief History of Impossibility." Mathematics Magazine January. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2008
"Euler and Number Theory." Leonhard Euler: Life, Work and Legacy. Elsevier. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2007
"Euler and Number Theory." Leonhard Euler: Life, Work, and Legacy. Eds. Robert E. Bradley and C. Edward. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2007
"Modern Geometric Algebra: A Very Incomplete Introduction." Mathematics Teacher. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2007
"Series Subject." Mathematics Teacher. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2007
"Lagrange's Proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra." American Mathematical Monthly October. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2006
"The Lost Calculus: Tangency and Optimization Without Limits." Mathematics Magazine 36: 339-53. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
NSF grant, for "Mathematics and Social Advocacy." (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
Allendoerfer Award, for "A Brief History of Impossibility." (Awards and Honors) 2009
Allendoerfer Award, Mathematical Assocation of America. (Awards and Honors) 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Down With Determinants! Completing Axler's Vision of Freeing Elementary Linear Algebra from Determinants. Talk given at MD-DC-VA section meeting of the MAA, Spring 2022. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Online Exams: A Report From Our Experiment With Unmonitored Online Midterms. Talk given at Seaway MAA conference, October 2022. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
The Enigma of Enigma: A Forgotten Application of Abstract Algebra. Presentation to the New York Metro section of the MAA, spring 2022. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
The Meaning of the Mean, the Standard of the Deviations. Presentation at MathFest (Philadelphia, August 2022) (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Online Exams. Talk given at MD-DC-VA MAA Section meeting, November 6, 2021. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
"Flipping Linear Algebra: Teaching a Majors-Level Linear Algebra Course in a Flipped Learning Environment." Joint Mathematics Meeting (Baltimore, 2019). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2019
"Patently Mathematical, Or How I Lost a Billion Dollars in my Spare Time." Presentation at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (April 2019). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
"Triangular Bases for Modules of Generalized Splines on Arbitrary Graphs" (joint presentation with L. Rose, Bard College). Joint Mathematics Meeting (Baltimore 2019). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2019
"Towards a History of College Algebra in the Nineteenth Century." Pohle Colloquium. Adelphi University. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Fisher's Test and the Ubiquity of Small Samples." Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, California, January 11, 2013. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2013
"Mathematics and the Law: Recruiting from the Social Sciences." Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, California, January 10, 2013. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2013
"SAM and Jury Decisions: Should the Supreme Court Overturn Williams v. Florida?" (with Guillaume Jean). Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, California, January 12, 2013. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2013
"The Changing Nature of College Algebra: Lessons From the Nineteenth Century." NYSMATYC Conference. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Euler and Number Theory." Pohle Colloquium. Adelphi University. Hempstead, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
Professional Leadership
Organizer of AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Social Interaction, Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, California, January 9, 2013. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013
Co-founder and executive board member Mid-Hudson Math Teachers Circle. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Community Activities
Common Core Mathematics: An Overview for Parents of Elementary Schoolchildren. 2014
Other Professional Activities
Common Core Mathematics: A Workshop on Fractions for Elementary School Teachers. 2014
Member, editorial board, College Mathematics Journal. 2014
