Jonathan Michael Kane

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
E-mail: kanej@uww.edu
Office: 109 McGraw Hall, UW-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
Office Phone: (262) 472-5002
Home Address: 2814 Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-5218
Home Phone: (608) 231-3264

Spring 2008 Teaching Schedule

Course No.	Course	Section	Day	Time	Room
MATH 464	Advanced Calculus	Sect 1	Tue/Thu	12:30-1:45	McGraw 122
MATH 449	Actuarial Exam Preparation	Sect 1	Mon	6:15-7:05	McGraw 122
COMPSCI 162	Computer Applications	Sect 4	Tue/Thu	8:00-9:15	McGraw 115
COMPSCI 162	Computer Applications	Sect 5	Tue/Thu	9:30-10:45	McGraw 115
COMPSCI 434	Theory of Computation	Sect 1	Mon/Wed	2:15-3:30	McGraw 122

Spring 2008 Scheduled Office Hours*

Day	Hours
Mon	3:45-6:00 PM
Tue	2:00-3:00
Wed	12:00-2:00
Wed	3:30-4:30

*And by appointment. Scheduled hours are subject to change due to unforeseen conflicts. If you are coming from off campus you may want to call first to confirm that the hours have not been changed.

NOTE: The MCS faculty have regularly scheduled faculty meetings on Mondays from NOON to 1:00 and are, therefore, not available during those times.

NOTE: The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science faculty often have meetings on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 11:00-NOON and faculty are, therefore, not always available during those times.

DEGREES:

Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
MS. Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983
MS. Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978 MA. Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
BA. Mathematics, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 1974

COURSES TAUGHT:

Mathematics

Intermediate Algebra
Finite Business Mathematics
Elementary Functions
Calculus
Linear Algebra
Discrete Mathematics
Introductory Probability and Statistics
Introduction to Analysis
Probability Theory
Applied Statistics
Mathematical Statistics
Differential Equations
Advanced Calculus
Complex Variables
Actuarial Mathematics
Actuarial Examination Preparation
Problem Solving

Computer Science

Computer Applications
Introduction to Programming
Introduction to Database and the Web
Concepts of Database
Concepts of Programming
Concepts of Data Structures
Assembly Programming
Operating Systems
Topics in Computer Applications
Theory of Algorithms
Theory of Computation
Languages and Compilers

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Probability
Computer simulation of biological systems
Several Complex Variables

PUBLICATIONS:

Sudoku Studio (a computer game version of the puzzle)
Dropping Lowest Grades, with Daniel Kane, Mathematics Magazine, Mathematics Magazine, v79, June 2006
Monotonic Approach to Central Limits, Proceedings of the AMS, July 2001
GRADE GUIDE (computer grade book program)
Peak Sets of U-Algebras, Analysis, v3, 1983
Maximal Ideal Spaces of U-Algebras, Illinois Journal of Mathematics, v27, 1983
Distribution of Orders of Abelian Groups, Mathematics Magazine, v49, 1976

ORGANIZATIONS:

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
American Statistical Association
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
United States Chess Federation (USCF)
Madison Community Orchestra (MCO)

This page was last updated on January 24, 2008.