Douglas Anderson, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Mathematics Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota

Consider joining us on our 2017 May seminar, Mathematics in Another Light, one of Concordia College Moorhead's longest-running (since 1976!) and most successful overseas seminars. In this course we will examine the history and development of mathematics, and its subsequent influence on Western culture. Major highlights include our visits to the pyramids and temples in Egypt, the ancient sites of classical Greece, Rome, Florence, the Alps, Paris, London, and Stonehenge on the Salisbury plain.

Travel and Leadership Experience

• 2017, Math May Seminar: 4 women enjoyed exploring the history and impact of mathematics by visiting Greece, Rome, Florence, Switzerland, Paris, and London over 25 days.
• 2015, Math May Seminar: 4 men and 5 women enjoyed exploring the history and impact of mathematics by visiting Greece, Rome, Florence, Switzerland, Paris, and London over 25 days.
• 2013, Math May Seminar: 3 men and 5 women enjoyed exploring the history and impact of mathematics by visiting Egypt, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and London over 25 days.
• 2013, New Mexico: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Taos and Questa, New Mexico.
• 2011, Math May Seminar: 10 women and 5 men joined me in an exciting exploration of mathematics and its history by visiting Istanbul, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Paris and London.
• 2011, Colorado: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Denver, Colorado.
• 2010, China: I was a Visiting Associate Professor in the Division of Science and Technology at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University-United International College in Zhuhai during the spring semester. I had 100 students in Advanced Calculus II and 50 students in Linear Algebra.
• 2009, Australia: I was a Visiting Fellow in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales in Sydney during the first half of my sabbatical.
• 2009, Math May Seminar: Another successful exploration of mathematics and its history, with nine of Concordia's finest. Egypt, Greece, Rome, Florence, the Swiss Alps, Paris and London were all welcoming sites in 2009.
• 2008, Bulgaria: In August I gave an invited talk at the 5th International Conference of Applied Mathematics and Computing in Plovdiv. Excursions included the Roman ruins at Hissar and hiking in the hills around Bachkovo Monastery.
• 2007, Math May Seminar: Eighteen of us, 9 women and 9 men, participated in an unforgetable math history adventure! A sleepless week in Egypt, the relaxing atmosphere of Greece, the history and art of Italy, the Alps in Switzerland, and the great cities Paris and London.
• 2006, Concordia Heritage Tour: For three weeks in May, 24 Concordia faculty members participated in a college heritage tour to Europe. We vistied many Luther sites in eastern Germany, and then continued on to Copenhagen, Denmark, Lund, Sweden, and and several cities in Norway.
• 2006, Texas: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Laredo, Texas.
• 2005, Turkey: In June I gave a talk at the First International Workshop on Dynamic Equations on Time Scales, which was held at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul.
• 2005, Math May Seminar: Twelve women and four men survived a sleepless week in Egypt, the relaxing atmosphere of Greece, the history and art of Italy, the Alps in Switzerland, and the great cities Paris and London.
• 2005, Florida: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Jacksonville, Florida.
• 2003, Math May Seminar: Nineteen students and I traveled from May 6 to June 3. We spent two weeks in Greece, then continued on to Rome, Florence, Switzerland, Paris, and London.
• 2002, Florida: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Winterhaven, Florida.
• 2001, Math May Seminar: Twelve students and I went, May 8 ~ June 5. After a brief stopover in Amsterdam, we spent 6 days touring Egypt, from Cairo to Aswan. After a week in Greece, we went to Rome, Florence, and the Italian Alps near Susa. Next we had 3 days in Paris, and ended in London.
• 2000, Sicily: In July I gave a talk at the World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, which was held in Catania. I managed to take two day trips, to Mt. Etna and to Siracusa, the home of Archimedes.
• 2000, Math May Seminar: Twenty-five students and I filled thirty straight days of learning and adventure, from Cairo to London.
• 1999, South Korea: A return trip for me to Seoul, with some hiking in the eastern mountains, and a brief trip to Pusan.
• 1999, Florida: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Tampa, Florida.
• 1998, Math May Seminar: Sixteen of us started in London, then proceeded to Turkey for a few days in Istanbul. The trip continued to Greece, Italy, and finally Chur in Switzerland. We flew home from Zurich.
• 1997, South Dakota: Adviser for a Justice Journeys fall break trip to Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
• 1993, Far East: Backpacking for five weeks in South Korea, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China.
• 1990-1993, Japan: I studied Japanese in Tokyo for six months before moving to Nagoya to teach English for two years.
• 1990, Mississippi: Adviser for a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip to Coahoma, Mississippi.

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