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Stratton Hall, 201A
Phone: +1-508-831-5036
Fax: +1-508-831-5824
goulet@wpi.edu

John A. Goulet

Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Director, Teacher Preparation Program
Coordinator, Master of Mathematics for Educators program

Teaching at WPI is a great opportunity to help incoming freshmen make the transition from high school to college as well as gain the pleasure and satisfaction that higher education can bring. Further, the WPI Plan is a unique approach to education, and John brings both enthusiasm and a special perspective as one of its first graduates. He appreciates the great people the students are and assists them into making mathematics a successful part of their start. He does this in a number of ways, including an outcomes approach to teaching and a careful eye on what their future courses and projects are. As Coordinator of the Master of Mathematics for Educators program, long a part of the WPI Mathematical Sciences Department, he helps many secondary math teachers to gain a better appreciation of the depth and applicability of mathematics, as well as the effective use of technology in studying and teaching math.

Research Interests

Outcomes-based instruction
K-12 outreach
Effective mathematics instruction
Use of projects to augment undergraduate courses

Education

BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1973
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1976

Featured Publications

An Outcomes Oriented Approach to Calculus Instruction, April 2001 Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 203-206.
Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Between Math, Science and Engineering Courses,” with Arthur Heinricher, Judith Miller, Chrysanthe Demetry Vol. IX, No. 1, Spring 2002 Journal for the Art of Teaching, pp. 55-72.
"Augmenting Linear Algebra Courses to Serve Science and Engineering Students,” in Vol. IX, No. 1, Spring 2002 Journal for the Art of Teaching, pp. 73-84.
“Outcomes Oriented Undergraduate Courses – Reflections and Experiences” with Lance Schacterle, “Outcomes Oriented Undergraduate Courses – Reflections and Experiences,” with Lance Schacterle, “Outcomes Oriented Undergraduate Courses – Reflections and Experiences” with Lance Schacterle, presentation at American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), Boston, June 20-23, 2002
Goulet, J. “Calculus, Bell Shaped Curves and Global Competition,” Primus, Vol. V, No 1, March 1995 pp. 37-42.

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