Michael Coco, PhD
Degrees and Certifications
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PhD in Mathematics; May 2003
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 1997-2003
Thesis Advisor: Professor Maria Girardi -
BA in Mathematics Education, May 1997
Mercyhurst College; Erie, Pennsylvania 1993-1997
Graduated with manga cum laude honors
Experience/Background
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Lynchburg College; Lynchburg, Virginia. 2003-present
Other Teaching Experiences
Summer Graduate Mathematics Course (MATH 601)
Rational & Irrational Numbers: The Foundation of Real Analysis
Summer 2008
Director for two Senior Thesis Projects
Random Walks with Jimmie Greber
Transcendental Number Theory with Crystal Moorman
2007-2008 AY
Director for one Senior Thesis Project
The Philosophy of Mathematics with Jess Sollner
2006-2007 AY
Nominated for Shirley Rosser Excellence in Teaching Award
2005-2006 AY
Director for two Senior Thesis Projects
Topspin Solvability with Ben Grannan
Modeling the spread of disease on a College Campus with Andrew Crawford
2005-2006 AY
Director for one Senior Thesis Project
Cryptography and its Uses with Selena Austin
2004-2005 AY
Research Interests
- To continue exploring structural and geometric properties of Banach spaces.
- Other interests include the interaction of Mathematics and other sciences as well as non-scientific disciplines; involvement in student research projects in many fields of Mathematics including Group Theory, Game Theory, Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling, etc.
Publications
- Michael A. Coco, Problem Solving Across the Curriculum, MAA Focus 28 (4) (2008) p.10-11.
- Michael A. Coco, Biorthogonal Systems in Banach Spaces, Studia Mathematica 165 (1) (2004) p.81-99.
- MA Coco and M.C. Lammers, A Hilbert C¤-Module for Gabor Systems (submitted).
Presentations
- Virginia Commonwealth University Analysis Seminar; Richmond, VA
Multiplicative Calculus
April 2008 - Lynchburg College; Lynchburg, VA
Art as a Mathform: The Intersection of Antipodal Worlds
February 2005 - Joint National Meeting of the AMS/MAA; Baltimore, MD
Biorthogonal Systems in Banach Spaces
January 2003 - University of South Carolina at Columbia
Biorthogonal Systems in Banach Spaces
February 2002 - Kent State University; Kent, OH
Biorthogonal Systems and Geometry of Banach Spaces
October 2001 - University of South Carolina at Columbia
On the Dunford-Pettis Property and Biorthogonal Systems
March 2001 - University of South Carolina at Columbia
Frames for Banach Spaces
April 2000
