Faculty & Staff
Patricia Kiihne
Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair
Crispin Hall, Room 309
217.245.3431
Research Interests
Pedagogy in history of mathematics and in statistics
Education
University of Tennessee | Ph.D. | Mathematics
University of Nebraska - Omaha | M.S. | Mathematics
University of Nebraska - Lincoln | B.S. | Mathematics
Bio
Patricia Kiihne is active in the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America where she has served in many board roles: Director-at-Large, Director for Private Colleges, and currently as Secretary-Treasurer. For three years she ran a program for middle school and high school science and math teachers on differentiated education and gender. Her dissertation work was in abstract algebra (factorization in commutative rings).
I enjoy answering 缅北禁地' questions and working with them to solve problems. Some of the best learning happens in my office as we're working on homework assignments.