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Topology and the History of Mathematics. John Stoughton Mathematics Ph: 616-395-7526 stoughton@hope.edu. Education: BS in Mathematics, East Tennessee State University MS in Mathematics, NC State University PhD in Geometric Topology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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Topology and the History of Mathematics John Stoughton MathematicsPh: 616-395-7526 stoughton@hope.edu Education: BS in Mathematics, East Tennessee State University MS in Mathematics, NC State University PhD in Geometric Topology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Areas of expertise: Topology, Dynamical Systems, Number Theory, History of Mathematics Publications and Presentations: “On Niven’s Proof of the Irrationality of Pi” “S-fibrations,” in Fundamenta Mathematicae“Compactifications and Topological Spaces,” by students J. Blankespoor and J. Krueger “Mauldin-Williams Graphs with Unique Dimension” by students J. Miller and R. Vinroot “Red Light, Green Light: A Model of Traffic Signal Systems,” by student R. Bennink Two student research teams have received Andre Awards for excellence in undergraduate research from the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal