- Ph.D., M.A. – Duke University, Durham, NC
- A.B. – Chestnut Hill College
Merilyn Ryan, SSJ, Ph.D.
Merilyn Ryan, SSJ, Ph.D.
Educational Background
Courses Taught
- Precalculus
- Statistics
- Abstract Algebra
- Mathematics for Management and Social Sciences
- Special Topics
- Modern Mathematical Theory
- Senior Seminar
- Applied Calculus; also Math for Business;
- Linear Algebra; Topology
Scholarly Interests
- Topological Algebra
- Mathematics and Culture
Publications
Locally Linearly Compact Semi-simple Rings; Essays in Imaging the Other and Sisterly Love (ed. Conn and Maguire)
Published Books
- Advanced Mathematics: A precalculus approach (Prentice Hall)
- “Locally Linearly Compact Semi-Simple Rings” in Journal fur die reine und angewandte Mathematik
Awards
Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching (CHC, 2007)
Services
Group Facilitator US and Canada; taught ESL for five years; served on several boards 1994-2004