Sarah Rupright

Visiting Assistant Lecturer of Mathematics

Office:

108 Olin Center

Contact Information:

Birmingham-Southern College
Box 549032
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
E-mail: [email protected]

Brief Career Background:

Professor Rupright has over 25 years of experience teaching at the secondary level in Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wales (UK). She also has taught at Palm Beach Community College and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Educational Background:

2005 M.S.T. Mathematics, Florida Atlantic University
1991 B.S. in Secondary Mathematics Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Areas of Academic Interest:

Secondary Mathematics Education
History of Mathematics
Everyday Applications of Mathematics
Peer Tutoring
Instructional Technology

Courses Taught:

MA 231 QA Calculus I
A course in calculus emphasizing graphical, numerical, analytical, and descriptive points of view. Topics include functions, derivatives, definite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. A primary learning objective is a working knowledge of differentiation.

MA 240 QA Discrete Structures
An introduction to concepts fundamental to the analysis of algorithms and their realizations. Topics include set theory, induction, recursion, graphs, networks, and Boolean algebra.