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Elwood G. Parker
Professor of Mathematics
eparker@guilford.edu
(336) 316-2231
“Mathematics not only demands straight thinking, it grants the student the satisfaction of knowing when s/he is thinking straight.”
Ph.D. Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.A. Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.S. Mathematics, Guilford College
Research Interests
- Undecidability
- Topology of hyperspaces
Courses Taught
All math courses at all levels, including:
- Elementary Statistics
- Accelerated Calculus
- All other levels of calculus
- Probability & Statistics
- Topology and Infinity
- Undecidability
- Non-Computability
Notable Works
- Advocate of inquiry-based learning (IBL), including association with the Educational Advancement Foundation
- Frequent speaker at the Legacy of R.L. Moore Conference
- Presenter at Joint Mathematics Meetings and Friends Association of Higher Education conference in Birmingham, England
Campus and Community Involvement
- Clerk of the Faculty
- Chair of Mathematics Department
- Director of Honors Program and First-year Interdisciplinary Studies Program
- Faculty Leader of four semesters abroad in London
- Coordinator of Quantitative Literacy
- Coordinator of Curricular Assessment and Management
- Faculty Development Associate for Tenured Faculty
- Currently faculty representative to the Board of Trustees and Alumni Board, and involved in college fund-raising
