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  • Associate Provost of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Professor of Mathematics
  • Academic Affairs
  • Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Achievements

Education

  • Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2015
  • M.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2011
  • B.S. Mathematics, University of Southern Indiana, 2008

Biography

More information about Dr. Kyle Besing can be found at kylebesing.com.

Dr. Kyle Besing posts education videos to his YouTube channel.

Kyle Besing is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and the Mathematics Program Coordinator at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Kyle received my PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in August 2015. My graduate work was done under the supervision of Günter Stolz. My research interests include mathematical physics and spectral theory.

My dissertation, Spectral Properties and Localization of Two Random Laplacians on Graphs, explored the spectral properties, specifically the existence of spectral and dynamical localization, of two random models of disordered quantum systems, namely the Random Edge Laplacian and the Random Mass Laplacian. My research page contains a brief introduction to the Random Edge Laplacian.

In addition to mathematical research, I also enjoy teaching mathematics. My approach to teaching incorporates humor and common, descriptive language into a rigorous treatment of mathematics. Courses are predominantly taught using active learning with a particular interest in Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL). I particularly enjoy engaging students who have previously decided that they “don’t get” math.

Courses Taught

  • Freshman Seminar
  • Foundations of Algebra
  • Elementary Mathematical Models
  • College Algebra and Trigonometry
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Math for Elementary Teachers I
  • Math for Elementary Teachers II
  • Verticality of the Mathematics in PreK-12 Curriculum
  • Calculus I
  • Calculus II
  • Calculus III
  • Geometry
  • Introduction to Higher Mathematics
  • Theory of Probability
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Problem Solving in Mathematics
  • Statistics I
  • Linear Algebra
  • Analysis I
  • Abstract Algebra
  • History of Mathematics

Research Interests

Mathematical Physics, Spectral Theory, and Mathematics Education