Robert Talbert

Current

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science at Franklin College

Past

Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Bethel College
Graduate Teaching Scholar at Vanderbilt University

Education

Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee Technological University

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Robert Talbert’s Summary

Associate professor of Mathematics and Computing Science with over 10 years of experience in teaching, research, program administration, and student mentoring. Director of Franklin College's 3:2 program in Engineering and former Chairperson of Franklin's Promotion and Tenure Committee. Mathematical interests in algebra, number theory, and cryptography. Pedagogical interests in use of technology (especially Web 2.0 and computer programming) in the college mathematics curriculum.

Robert Talbert’s Specialties:

Abstract algebra, number theory, and cryptography; social, political, and cultural elements of technology and cryptography; use of Web 2.0 and programming in college mathematics courses; undergraduate engineering education.

Robert Talbert’s Experience

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science

Franklin College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

I have taught or currently teach the following mathematics courses: Calculus Preparation, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Methods of Problem Solving, Operations Research, Topics in Geometry, and Modern Algebra. I also designed and taught a topics course in Cryptology. I have supervised independent study courses in Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Mathematical Methods in Artificial Intelligence, and Number Theory. I am currently designing a freshman-level lab course on MATLAB programming called "Computer Tools for Problem Solving".

Outside the mathematics department, I have taught courses in Quantitative Reasoning and specialized Winter Term courses on "The Life and Works of C. S. Lewis" and "Cryptography, Privacy, and Leadership".

I am a former chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee and the Curricular Assessment and Planning Committee (now called the Faculty Curriculum Committee). I currently serve as director of Franklin College's 3:2 cooperative engineering program with the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). I am also involved with dual-enrollment mathematics courses at Center Grove High School and Whiteland Community High School in central Indiana.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Bethel College

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 1997 — May 2001 (3 years 10 months)

Taught courses in College Algebra, Applied Calculus, Calculus I-III, Differential Equations, Modern Geometry, Abstract Algebra I-II, and Topology.
Graduate Teaching Scholar

Vanderbilt University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 1993 — May 1997 (3 years 10 months)

Taught 3 calculus courses per year in the Mathematics Department at Vanderbilt University.

Robert Talbert’s Education

Vanderbilt University

Ph.D. , Mathematics , 1994 — 1997

Dissertation: "Stratified and equivariant homology via homotopy colimits".
Advisor: Efstratios Prassidis

My PhD thesis used methods of category theory and homological algebra to establish isomorphisms between stratified or "Quinn" homology groups and G-equivariant homology groups in the case of a discrete group acting cellularly on a CW-complex.

Activities and Societies:

Graduate Christian Fellowship (graduate student chapter of Intervarsity Christial Fellowship)
Vanderbilt University

M.S. , Mathematics , 1992 — 1994

Qualifying paper: "The Leray-Serre spectral sequence, equivariance, and cohomology."
Advisors: Bruce Hughes and Stratos Prassidis.

My qualifying exam was concentrated in the areas of algebra, universal algebra and lattice theory, algebraic topology, and point-set topology.
Tennessee Technological University

B.S. , Mathematics , 1988 — 1992