PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2014
Denver, Colorado
Living It Up In The Formal World: An Abstract Algebraist’s Teaching Journey
Page: 511
Abstract algebra is a fascinating field of study among mathematics topics. Despite its importance, very little research has focused on the teaching of abstract algebra. In response to this deficiency, in this study we present an abstract algebra professor’s daily activities and thought processes as shared through his teaching diaries with a team of two mathematics educators and another abstract algebraist over the period of two semesters. We examined how he was able to live in the formal world of mathematical thinking while also dealing with the many pedagogical challenges that were set before him during the lectures.