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I am retired. You can try email, but I do not plan to check it regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office: 437 Little Hall
\nPhone: (352) 294-2334
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Mathematics Department
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1400 Stadium Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mathematical Logic
\nComputability Theory
\nProof Theory
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Pot Pourri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Secrets of the Most Successful College Students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“What the Best College Students Do,” a book by historian and educator Ken Bain, draws a road map for how students can get the most out of college, no matter where they go. A growing body of evidence, however, suggests that the most significant thing about college is not where you go, but what you do once you get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Bain details, there are three types of learners: surface<\/em>, who do as little as possible to get by; strategic<\/em>, who aim for top grades rather than true understanding; and deep learners<\/em>, who leave college with a real, rich education. Bain then introduces us to a host of real-life deep learners. He identifies common patterns in their stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursue passion, not A\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eminent astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson points out, \u201cno one ever asks you what your grades were. Grades become irrelevant.\u201d In his experience as a student and a professor, says Tyson, \u201cambition and innovation trump grades every time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get comfortable with failure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he was still a college student, comedian Stephen Colbert began working with an improvisational theater .\u201cYou must be O.K. with bombing. You have to love it.\u201d Colbert adds, \u201cImprovisation is a great educator when it comes to failing.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a personal connection to your studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliza Noh, a professor of Asian-American studies at California State University at Fullerton, tells Bain, \u201cI didn\u2019t just listen to lectures, but began to use my own experiences as a jumping-off point for asking questions and wanting to pursue certain concepts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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