Margaret Menzin

I teach in both Computer Science and Mathematics.

Naturally, I am also interested in where those fields intersect – including cryptography/coding theory , algorithms, and "big data" – and in pedagogical issues related to those fields.

I am particularly interested in pedagogical issues centered on teaching students to become independent learners and am always eager to experiment with new approaches to teaching. In the recent past, this has included the use of writing, small group learning, teaching without textbooks (i.e. from professional books and articles), hybrid learning and flipped classrooms.

Not surprisingly, my efforts include using mathematics to reinforce students' understanding of computer science and vice-versa, and, more generally, integrated teaching of multiple fields. Recently I have been team teaching a course on bio-informatics with a biochemist (teaching integrated science is very exciting)

In Mathematics itself my interests focus broadly on abstract algebra and also on mathematical modeling.

In Computer Science my interests focus on web programming and applications, on databases and on algorithms, including those important for bio-informatics.

If you are curious about the field of computer science, you might enjoy my OMG: CS.

Finally, I have done a lot of work encouraging young women to pursue careers in mathematics and computer science.
 

Education

• M.S., Ph. D. Brandeis University
• B.A. Swarthmore College

Courses

• Math 118 Introduction to Statistics
• Math 210 Discrete Mathematics
• Math 211 Linear Algebra
• Math 310 Modern Algebra
• Math 319 Introduction to Financial Mathematics
• Math 343 Mathematical Modeling
• CS 321 Web Centric Programming and Web Technologies
• CS 221 Data Base Management Systems
• CS323 Algorithms
• CS 112 with BIO 221 Using Computers to Investigate Disease

Research/Creative Activities

I maintain a highly regarded annotated bibliography for web programming at http://web.simmons.edu/~menzin/WebCentricResources.html.

I have recently written a book 'About jQuery', to be published by LeanPub.

My other more recent publications may be found on ResearchGate.net