| James J. Madden |
| Department
of Mathematics, Louisiana
State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4918 |
| Office:
213 Prescott / Tel. (225) 578-7988 / Email: madden@math.lsu.edu Office Hours for Fall 2009: 1:30-2:30 & 3:30-4:00 daily and 11:00-12:00 TTh. |
| Teaching |
| "He
who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not
learn is in great danger." |
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Confucius (Lunyu 2.15) |
| Research & Service |
| "Thought
must never be subordinated to any dogma, political party, passion,
interest, preconceived idea, to anything indeed, except the facts themselves, because, for science, to be subordinated means to die." |
Henri
Poincaré
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| Work (not-so-recent; needs update) | |||
| My interests include real algebraic geometry and ordered algebraic structures. Here is some recent work: | |||
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I am also interested in supporting K-12 educators, and I helped to found the MathVision Lab. I have posted some resources for teachers of teachers at the Secondary Math Site. Some of my early thoughts about math reform (circa 1996) are here. Some other downloadable stuff (not up-to-date) is here. |
| Fun |
| "The
Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only
people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." |
Hunter
S. Thompson
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