Welcome to Jessica K. Sklar's Home Page!

Department of Mathematics • Pacific Lutheran University • Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Office: MCLT 261
Phone: (253) 535-8341
Fax: (253) 535-8700
sklarjk@plu.edu


Teaching

Are you scared of math? You don't have to be!

My office is Room 261 in the Morken Center.

My Fall 2012 office hours are TBA. You can email me any time at sklarjk@plu.edu.
(You will likely reach me more quickly via email than via the phone.)

I am teaching the following Fall 2013 courses:

Math 115
College Algebra and Trigonometry
Math 151
Introduction to Calculus

For a complete list of classes I've taught, see my cv.


Our book is available now (as a paperback or as an eBook)!
You can buy it from the publisher, McFarland & Co.,
or at Amazon, Barnes & Noble Online, etc.


A Little Bit About Me

I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Oregon in June, 2001, under the guidance of Professor Frank Anderson, and couldn't have been happier with my choices of school and advisor. My current research interests lie in the areas of abstract algebra and the popularizing of mathematics. I received my B.A. in Mathematics and English from Swarthmore College back in 1995, and obtained my Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Oregon in 1997.

I have three beautiful kitties: Boo, and sisters Woozle and Snarge. I have also shared my life with Morgan, Yoshi, and Bear. It was not intentional that they are all color-coordinated.


Research

My research is in the areas of abstract algebra and the popularizing of mathematics (e.g., examining the intersections of math and art). An ongoing collaborative math-art project of mine is The Ideal Vacuum. Care to see my curriculum vitae?

Links

Math Links
Fun Links

Last significant update: May 12, 2013.