Curriculum Vitae
Maria Nogin
Personal
- Born in 1975 in Moscow, Russia
- Permanent resident of the Unites States
- Maiden name: Voloshina
Education
- October 2003: Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Adviser: Professor Frederick Cohen
Courses taken
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- March 2000: M.A. in Mathematics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- June 1998: Diploma, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics,
Division of Mathematics, Moscow State University,
Moscow, Russia
Employment
- California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- August 2003 - present: Assistant Professor
- California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- August 2006 - May 2007: Visiting Assistant Professor
- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- January 2001 - May 2003: Dean's Teaching Fellow (part-time)
- September 1998 - December 2000: Graduate Teaching Assistant (part-time)
Research Interests
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Topological semantics of modal logics. Dynamic topological systems. Algebraic topology, cohomology of groups, group extensions. |
Areas for student projects
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Topological semantics of modal logics. Graph theory.
Properties of Morley's triangle and related constructions. Sylow subgroups. Frobenius problem and related questions in number theory.
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Teaching Experience
- California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- Fall 2009: Calculus with Review IA (Math 75B), Problem Solving (Math 145)
- Spring 2009: Mathematical Analysis with Review IA (Math 75A), Exploring Mathematics (Math 100),
Capstone Mathematics for Teachers (Math 149), and Masters project ("A comparison of the limit of a sequence and the limit of
aa function")
- Fall 2008: Principles of Algebra (Math 151) and Masters project ("Squaring the square and related problems")
- Spring 2008: Exploring Mathematics (Math 100) and Masters project (started)
- Fall 2007: Transition to Advanced Mathematics (Math 111) and independent study (graduate student studying
applications of graph theory)
- Spring 2006: Transition to Advanced Mathematics (Math 111)
- Fall 2005: Mathematical Analysis with Review IA (Math 75A),
Problem Solving (Math 145), Masters project ("Methods of cryptography")
- Summer 2005: Mathematical Analysis I (Math 75)
- Spring 2005: Mathematical Analysis I (Math 75),
Intermediate Mathematical Analysis I (Math 171), Masters project ("Sylow subgroups of symmetric groups"), and
independent study (1 graduate student studying cryptography, 1 undergraduate student studying discrete structures)
- Fall 2004: Mathematical Analysis II (Math 76) and
Discrete Structures (Math 114)
- Spring 2004: Mathematical Analysis I (Math 75),
Principles of Algebra (Math 151),
independent study/senior project ("Some special cases of the Frobenius problem")
- Fall 2003: Mathematical Analysis I (Math 75), and
Problem Solving (Math 145)
- California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- Kirov Summer School for Gifted Students, Kirov, Russia
- Summer 1992: (Teaching Assistant) Grades 6-7 (Geometry, Combinatorics, Elementary Number Theory, Graphs, and other topics)
Academic and Community Service
- Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project
- July 2009-present: Fresno Site Director
- California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- Fall 2009-present: Assessment coordinator, Department of Mathematics
- Spring 2009: Coordinator and leader of Saturday Math Problem Solving Sessions, CSU Fresno
- Spring 2009: Coordinator and co-leader of Math League meetings, Hoover High School, Fresno
- Fall 2008-2009: Co-leader of Math Team meetings, University High School, CSU Fresno
- 2007-2008: Coordinator of the Capstone Mathematics for Teachers (Math 149) course development
- 2005-06, 07-08: Member of the Smittcamp Family Honors College applications reading team
- 2005-2006: Math Club (for mathematics majors) co-adviser
- 2004-present: Member of the Integration Bee team
- 2004-2005: Introduced WeBWorK to the Mathematics Department;
Fall 2005-Spring 2006, Fall 2007-present: administrator of our own WeBWorK server
- Fall 2003, Fall 2005: Faculty adviser for a Problem Solving Competition
(Fall 2003 website, Fall 2005 website)
- Committee work
| Level | Committee | Fall 2003 | Spring 2004 | Fall 2004 | Spring 2005 | Fall 2005 | Spring 2006 |
Fall 2007 | Spring 2008 | Fall 2008 | Spring 2009 | Fall 2009 |
| Department |
Articulation | | member | |
| Catalog and Curriculum | chair Road map
Math 111
Math 75A
Math 75B
| chair Math 3
Early transc. in Calculus |
chair Math 81 |
member |
| Graduate | | member | |
| Library | member | |
| Math 75 Common Final | member | | member |
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| Math Field Day | | volunteer |
coordinator web page |
coordinator web page |
coordinator web page |
| volunteer | |
| Scholarship | | co-chair |
member | |
| Single Subject Credential Program Review | |
member | | member | |
| College |
International Activities | | member | |
| Science II Building Exhibit | | member | |
| Scholarship | | member | |
| University |
Undergraduate Academic Program Review | | member |
- Fall 2003 - present: Advising 10-25 math majors every semester.
- Professional Organizations
- January 2006: Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX
- Judge, MAA Undergraduate Poster Session
- Moderator, AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates
- Central California Regional Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Fair
- Spring 2004: Judge, Senior Division
Related Experience
- Fresno Unified and other local School Districts, and California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- 2004-present: Participant of elementary/middle/high school lesson development and study projects; instructor at summer institutes for
teachers
- Reed College, Portland, OR
- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Institutional Awards, Grants, & Support
- 2008: Service-Learning Curriculum Development Grant, funded by Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, CSU Fresno
- 2008: Grant for Enhancing Learning and Teaching, funded by Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, CSU Fresno
- 2006: Summer Professional Development Award, CSU Fresno
- 2004-05, 05-06, 07-08, 08-09: College Scholarly and Creative Activity Award (3-6 WTU's of assigned time each year), CSU Fresno
- 2003-04, 04-05, 05-06, 07-08: College Faculty Performance Award, CSU Fresno
- Spring 2001-Spring 2003: Dean's Teaching Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
External Awards & Grants
- 2008-2009: (Project Director; joint with A. Tuska and M. Sanbongi) Tensor-SUMMA Grant, funded by MAA
- 2004-2006: (joint with R. Amarasinghe, K. Byler, P. Tannenbaum, A. Tuska) Mini-grant from MAA, Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers Project
("A mathematics course for foundations of Modern Algebra and Number Theory for future middle or secondary teachers at CSU Fresno", funded by NSF Grant DUE-0230847)
- 1996: Grant from International Soros Science Educational
Program ("Soros Student", # s96-630)
- 1994: Student Participant of a research Grant from International Soros Science Educational Program (# M91-000)
Publications
- Textbook: Strategies of Problem Solving. In preparation
- Maria Nogin and Aleksey Nogin On dynamic topological logic of the real line,
Journal of Logic and Computation, 2008
- Maria Nogin A short proof of Eilenberg and Moore's theorem, Central European Journal of Mathematics, Volume 5, Number 1. March, 2007
- Maria Voloshina On the holomorph of a discrete group,
Ph.D. thesis, University of Rochester, 2003, available at http://arxiv.org/pdf/math.GR/0302120
- M.S. Voloshina, D.V. Zakamskaya, and M.M. Kondakova Asymptotic properties of means.
Automation and telemechanics, November 1995 (in Russian)
Talks
- March 2009: "Making math fun", Teachers of tomorow leadership camp, School of Education, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- May 2008: "WeBWorK, a Web-based Homework System", Summer Technology Institute, Fresno City College and California State University,
Fresno, CA
- May 2008: "Stacking cups activity", Teachers of tomorow leadership camp, School of Education, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- May 2008: "Dynamic topological logic of the real line", AMS Spring Western Section Meeting, Claremont, CA
- November 2007: "Topological semantics of modal logics", Mathematics Seminar, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- June 2007: "Braids, knots, and links (Trenzas, nudos, y cadenas)", Second CSUCI-UAEH Joint Meeting, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- March 2007: "The logic of topology", Mathematics Seminar, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- December 2006: "The logic of topology", Graduate Mathematics Seminar, California State
University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- November 2006: "Concurrencies in Morley's triangle", Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar,
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
- March 2006: "Morley's triangle, Cusick's incenters, and using Mathematica to investigate them",
Mathematics Seminar, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- January 2006: "A problem solving class for math majors", MAA Session on Teaching and Assessing Modeling and Problem Solving,
Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX
- December 2005: (joint with Rajee Amarasinghe) "Algebra and modern algebra courses for teachers",
Asilomar Mathematics Conference: Math Success for Every Child, Monterey, CA
- October 2005: "Holomorph and other semi-direct products of groups", Mathematics Seminar,
California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- January 2005: "Japanese lesson study", AMS Special Session on Mathematicians' Work on
Mathematics Education, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA
- April 2004: "A short proof of a theorem of Eilenberg and
Moore", AMS Spring Western Section Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
- November 2003: "The braid group",
Colloquium for Honors Science Major Students, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
- January 2003: "On the holomorph of a discrete group",
AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD
- December 2002: "On the holomorph of a discrete group", Topology Seminar,
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Conferences Recently Attended
- May 2008: Summer Technology Institute, Fresno City College and California State University, Fresno, CA
- May 2008: AMS Spring Western Section Meeting, Claremont, CA
- June 2007: Second CSUCI-UAEH Joint Meeting, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- January 2006: Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX
- December 2005: Asilomar Mathematics Conference: Math Success for Every Child, Monterey, CA
- January 2005: Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA
- December 2004: MSRI Workshop: Mathematical Circles and Olympiads, Berkeley, CA
- Full list of attended conferences
Computer skills
LaTeX, HTML, WeBWorK, Blackboard, Mathematica, Maple, PowerPoint, Linux
Membership
References
- California State University Fresno
- University of Rochester
last update: 12 October 2009
