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Professor Bradley W. Jackson Department of Mathematics San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192-0103 E-mail: bradley dot jackson at sjsu dot edu Tel:(408) 924-5100 Fax: (408) 924-5080 |
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Professor
Jackson is will no longer be the Math Dept. chair at San Jose State (but if anything
goes wrong it is still his fault for at least one more year). Dr. Bem Cayco is the chair starting July 1,
2013. Here is Professor Jackson’s
teaching schedule for the fall.
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Fall 2013 Classes |
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Math 142
Intoduction to Combinatorics MW 10:30-11:45 |
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Math 177 Linear
Programming and Game Theory MW
16:30-17:45 |
Professor Jackson still supervises the Spartan Juggling Club which meets several times a week (Mondays 12-1, Wednesdays 12-1, and Thursdays 1:30-2:30, this fall semester on the field outside of MacQuarrie Hall)
SJSU Juggling Club (MW 12:00-1:00, Th 1:30-2:30)
Professor Jackson helps to organize the annual SJSU Problem of the Week competition.
Problem of the Week Competition
1st prize $50 2nd prize $30 3rd prize $20
Every Monday Professor
Jackson will post a problem. Copies of the problems (and answers to the old
problems) are available on the table in front of the Math office, MH 308 or
online. The students with the most
points throughout the semester will be eligible for the prizes above.
There is an undergraduate division as well as a graduate division. For more information click
on the link below.
2013 Problem of the Week Competition
Students interested in participating in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competiton should notify Professor Brad Jackson (MH 308, Phone: 924-5100, Email: bradley.jackson@sjsu.edu) by October 1. The competition is open to regularly enrolled undergraduates who have not yet received a baccalaureate degree. The Putnam Exam is a nationwide problem-solving competition that emphasizes problems in the first two years of the mathematics curriculum (foundations of math, calculus, discrete math, linear algebra, etc.). For more information click on the link below.
74th Annual Putnam Exam Dec. 1, 2013
Research and Publications
Here is a copy of Professor Jackson's vita which contains a list of publications and various other information.
The 2011 rankings of the best careers which was compiled by CareerCast.com and appeared in the Wall Street Journal ranked Mathematician #2, Actuary #3, and Statistician #4. Click on the link below to find out more information about mathematical careers.
Emeritus Faculty and the History of the SJSU Math Dept
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