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Thomas P. Dick

Professor

Contact   Address
Office: Kidd 108D
Phone: 737-1570
Fax: 737-0517
Email: tpdick@math.oregonstate.edu
Department of Mathematics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
97331-4605, USA

Office hours:
on sabbatical 2009-2010 academic year

Education:
Ph.D., New Hampshire, 1984
M.S., Brandeis University, 1979
B.A., B.S., University of Kansas, 1978


Research

Research Field: Mathematics Education
Dick's research interests include the study of factors related to mathematics achievement and participation, cognitive science as applied to the learning of advanced mathematics, uses of technology in the learning of mathematics, and mathematical discourse. He has worked extensively in the calculus curriculum reform movement. He has served on the joint AMS/MAA Committee on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Advisory Committee, and the Advanced Placement Calculus Development Committee. He is a past co-editor of Connecting Research to Teaching for NCTM's Mathematics Teacher journal, associate editor for School Science and Mathematics, and editorial panel member for the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
Research Group Link(s):   Mathematics Education