Faculty

Dr. Brad Whitaker
Brad.Whitaker@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 3223

Education:

• Doctor of Education, Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York, Mathematics Education
• Master of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, Mathematics Education
• Master of Arts, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, Mathematics Education
• Bachelor of Science, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma, Physics/Mathematics

Professional Experience:

• Professor of Mathematics, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 2008 – Present
• Associate Professor of Mathematics, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 2007 – 2008
• Associate Professor of Mathematics, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California, 2003 – 2007
• Mathematics Consultant, Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Beginning Teacher Consortium Internship Program, Bakersfield, California, 2001 – 2007
• Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California, 1999 – 2003
• Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, New York, 1996-1999
• Adjunct Mathematics Instructor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, New York, 1995-1996
• Instructor Intern: Issues of Prejudice in Education, Department of Curriculum and Teaching,
  Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, Spring 1996
• Teacher: Mathematics and General Science, Project Y.O.U. (Alternative High School), Brooklyn, New York, 1993-1995
• Adjunct Mathematics Instructor, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma, Spring 1993
• Peace Corps Volunteer: High School Mathematics, General Science, and Physics Teacher, Portsmouth High School and Convent High School, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies, 1990-1992

Published Works & Presentations:

• "Polya, Schoenfeld, and Problem Solving in the Mathematics Classroom." Presented at the Association of Christian Schools International Columbus Convention, Worthington Christian School, Westerville, Ohio, October 2010.
• "Curricular Coherence and Algebraic Preparedness Through Written Algorithms for Whole-Number Operations." Presented at the Association of Christian Schools International Columbus Convention, Worthington Christian School, Westerville, Ohio, October 2010.
• "Sierpinski Polygon Fractals in High School." Presented at the Association of Christian Schools International Columbus Convention, Worthington Christian School, Westerville, Ohio, October 2009.
• "An Integrated Approach to Teaching Are and Perimeter." Presented at the Association of Christian Schools International Columbus Convention, Worthington Christian School, Westerville, Ohio, October 2009.
• “Playing the Chaos Game with Any Regular Polygon: A General Formula for the Simple Rules.” Presented at the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences Annual Meeting, Point Loma Nazarene University, May 2003.
• “Playing the Chaos Game with Any Regular Polygon.” Presented at the New York State Mathematics Association for Two Year Colleges Region IV Conference, October 1997.
• “A Simple Demonstration of the Chaotic Nature of an Inflationary Universe.” Presented at the Society of Physics Students Zone 10 Conference, Kansas State University, April 1989.

Favorite Subject-Related Links:

• http://www.maa.org/ - The Mathematical Association of America
• http://www.nctm.org/ - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• http://www.acmsonline.org/ - Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences
• http://www.ams.org/careers/ - Mathematical Sciences Career Information
• http://www.sojourners.com/ - Christians for Justice and Peace

Favorite Scripture Verses:

Philippians 3:7-14 - ⁷ But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. ⁸ What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. ¹⁰ I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, ¹¹ and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
¹² Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. ¹³ Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Past jobs and/or current hobbies unrelated to your profession:

• “Maintenance Man” at Hiawatha Community Pool (Mount Vernon) in the mid ‘80s
• Engineer Intern at Cooper Bessemer Rotating Products (Rolls Royce) in the late ‘80’s