Publications and Presentations

Most Recent Presentations

For inquiries about speaking engagements, please email aedwards@msu.edu

"The Italian Job: Bonaventura Cavalieri and Calculus in Early 17th Century Italy", History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA First Wednesday Speaker Series (Invited Talk, May 2022)

"Mathematics Isn't Beautiful, It's Sublime. For Students, the Difference Matters", Michigan Sectional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (April, 2022)

"All the Lines: Cavalieri's Geometria Indivisibilibus and the Fall of the Jesuati", British Society for the History of Mathematics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland (Online, July 2021)

"Evolution of a Theorem: Green's Theorem in the Writings of Cauchy and Riemann", Michigan Sectional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (April, 2021).

"Teaching Mathematics in an Age of Corona", Refresh Teaching Seminar, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (Online, August 2020)

"Romance and Revolution: Mathematics in the Romantic Age", MathFest, Cincinnati, OH. (July 2019)

"Bridging the Sciences and Humanities with Primary Historical Sources", MathFest, Denver, CO. (August 2018)

"Dynamic 3D Imagery in Calculus III: Student Responses and Learning Gains", Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA. (January 2018)

"Great Gains from Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Calculus", Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA. (January 2017)

"New Angles on Assessing Quantitative Literacy", Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA. (January 2017)

Recent Publications

Edwards, R.A. and Komosinski, B. (2022). Tetration: Iterated Enjoyment. The College Mathematics Journal, 53(3), 209--219.

Edwards, R.A. (2021). Stained Glass, Windmills, and the Edge of the Universe: An Exploration of Green's Theorem. TRansforming Instruction in Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/triumphs_calculus/18/

Hirt, S., Foster, L., Saunders, J.D., and Edwards, R.A. (June 2020). Calibration and Uncertainty of the NASA Glenn Research Center 12 in. and 10 in. Mass-Flow Plugs. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH.

Edwards, R.A. and Savoie, M. (January 2020). “A Mathematical Tour of Europe for Undergraduates”. Convergence. Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved from https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/a-mathematical-history-tour-reflections-on-a-study-abroad-program.

Edwards, R.A., Satyam, V., & Melfi, V. (2019). “’Yes, but is it rigorous?’ Similarities Between a Quantitative Literacy Course and Transitions to Formal Mathematics” in Kiraali, G., Piercey, V., and Tunstall, L. (Eds.) Shifting Contexts, Stable Core: Advancing Quantitative Literacy in Higher Education (pp. 115-127). Mathematical Association of America.

Edwards, R.A., Melfi, V., and Ording, G. (In Revision) The Two-Way Street: Connecting Mathematics and General Education Science Courses. PRIMUS: Problems, Resources and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies

Edwards, R. A. (2016). Permutations, Combinations, and Circular Seating Arrangements. Mathematics Teacher, 110(3), 232-236.

Tunstall, S. L., Melfi, V., Craig, J., Edwards, R.A., Krause, A., Wassink, B., & Piercey, V. (2016). Quantitative Literacy at Michigan State University, 3: Designing General Education Mathematics Courses. Numeracy, 9(2), 6.