Ruth Vanderpool's Research and Activities

Some cool things I have worked on

Work in low dimensional topology is introduced in this presentation.

Connect with local high schools and middle schools through Creative Educational Experience, STEM nights at Totem Middle School, and Seattle Expanding Your Horizons (SEYH).

Some of my workshops with brief descriptions are listed below.

Selected workshops
Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3
A finite, infinite sum Patterns on the Plane Folding Surface Areas

Go to Mathematical Association of America conferences and even help host two(!!) here at UW Tacoma.

Work with technology. A few workshops I enjoyed are linked below.

Technology-related workshops
Workshop Sponsor or source
Technology Fellows Institute Run through UW Tacoma
Sage Workshop Offered through MAA

Develop interdisciplinary classes such as Origami Math for Core.

Some projects resulting from the 2011 Origami Math classes are pictured below.