VITA

JOAN E. BELL, Ed.D.

Professor of Mathematics

College of  Science and Health Professions

Education

Ed.D. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (OK) 1979

Major Field: Higher Education, Minor Field: Mathematics

Major Professor: James Choike, Ph.D.

Dissertation: The Development of Normal Functions

M.S. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (OK) 1975

Mathematics

B.S. Kansas Newman College, Wichita (KS) 1973

Secondary Education: Mathematics

Professional Experience

1993 - present Northeastern State University. Professor of Mathematics

. 1988-1993 Northeastern State University. Associate Professor of Mathematics

1984-88 Northeastern State University. Assistant Professor of Mathematics

1984(Spring) Northeastern State University. Temporary Assistant Professor of

Mathematics.

1981-1983 Northeastern State University. Part-time Lecturer, Mathematics

1979-1981 Oklahoma State University. Lecturer, Mathematics

1973-1977 Oklahoma State University. Graduate Assistant/Associate, Mathematics

Courses taught at NSU

            MATH 0123    Elementary Algebra

MATH 0133 Intermediate Algebra

MATH 1003 Algebra for College Students

MATH 1513 College Algebra

MATH 1613 Trigonometry

MATH 1473 Mathematical Structures I

MATH 3413 Mathematical Structures II

MATH 2113 Analytic Geometry

MATH 2423 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences

MATH 2614 Calculus I

MATH 2624 Calculus II

MATH 2633 Calculus III

MATH 3313 College Geometry

MATH 3713 Modern Algebra

MATH 3983 Linear Algebra

MATH 4313 Fundamental Concepts of Geometry

MATH 4303 Complex Functions

MATH 5463 Rate of Change

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Mathematics Association of America

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Northeastern Oklahoma Math and Science Teachers Association

Kappa Mu Epsilon

Delta Kappa Gamma

Publications

Review of: Discrete Mathematics in the Schools, by Joseph G. Rosenstein, Deborah S. Franzblau, Fred S. Roberts, editors, 1997, published in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol. 4, No. 1, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Review of: An Introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem, by David Fidkin, 1993, Vantage Press, Inc., published in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol. 1, No. 4, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Professional Activities

Kappa Mu Epsilon - Oklahoma Alpha Chapter, sponsor and corresponding secretary

NSU Student Chapter of The Mathematics Association of America, sponsor

Referee for publications in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

Assessment in the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Major committee, chair