Department: Mathematics & Computer Science

Wesley Eddings

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Office:

108 Olin Center

Contact Information:

Birmingham-Southern College
Box 549032
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone: (205) 226-3024
Office Fax: (205) 226 3079
E-mail: weddings@bsc.edu

Brief Career Background:

Dr. Eddings joined the Birmingham-Southern faculty in the fall of 2004. He teaches courses in mathematics and statistics, including a new introductory course on statistics in medicine. He claimed first place in the American Statistical Association Stat Bowl at the 2003 Joint Statistical Meetings in San Francisco. Before coming to Birmingham-Southern he taught at the University of Helsinki in Finland and at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio

Educational Background:

BS in Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, 1998
PhD in Biostatistics, The Johns Hopkins University, 2004

Areas of Academic Interest:

• Foundational and philosophical topics in statistics
• Rating game player
• Applications of statistics to medicine Statistics education

Courses Taught:

MA 207 General Statistics (1)
Statistical techniques with an emphasis on statistical inference; hypothesis testing, parameter estimation, analysis of variance, regression, correlation. Emphasis is placed on business problems. Prerequisite: MA 115 or equivalent, or consent. Fall, Spring.

MA 240

MA 317 Linear Algebra (1)
Systems of equations, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, matrix factorizations, vector spaces, linear transformations, and applications. Prerequisite: MA 232 or consent. Spring.

MA 64 (Interim) Statistics and Medicine