dr. sarah-marie belcastro

smbelcas(at)toroidalsnark.net

mathematical knitting
(and lots of it!)

Curriculum Vita
Discrete Mathematics with Ducks
Fun Math!
(no, I'm not kidding)
what is a toroidal snark?
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I am currently a Research Associate at Smith College and a Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Why am I no longer with HCSSiM?

I seem to have become a topological graph theorist while I wasn't looking. I am also interested in convex and combinatorial geometry, algebraic geometry, topology, algebra, the geometry of paper-folding, and the applications of mathematics to fiber arts (knitting, sewing). As time goes on, I seem to like more and more areas of mathematics...

...and that pretty much goes for my teaching interests as well. I've taught many of the standard undergraduate mathematics classes (as well as some less-standard classes of my own invention) and loved them all. I have yet to teach a course I disliked, in fact.

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We all use math everyday
to predict the weather
to tell time
to handle money
Math is more than formulas and equations
it's logic
it's rationality
it's using your mind to solve the biggest mysteries we know


(from the NUMB3RS ex-opening credits)

 

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