Meet Jeff Kallenbach

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Education

• PhD, Northern Illinois University (Advisor: Bernard Harris)
• MS, Northern Illinois University
• BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recent Awards and Achievements

• Thesis: Spectral Concentration In the Sturm-Liouville Differential Equation
• Memberships:
  • Mathematical Association Of America
  • National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
• Returned to teaching after a successful career at a scientific research facility.

Teaching Philosophy

“The university classroom, especially the mathematics classroom, should be an interactive place. An atmosphere of intimacy among the students and professor is key to promoting learning among diverse students. Whether in an upper-level course for majors or a course for liberal arts requirements, everyone in the room should be engaged at a level required to optimize the time spent in the class. Frequent use of available technology will assist attainment of this goal whenever possible. My goal is to have students leave my class knowing more not just about the subject at hand, but also about the beauty of mathematics and how much fun learning can be.”