Christine Shannon

Margaret V. Haggin Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Olin 115

Office phone number: 5406

I teach both mathematics and computer science courses and in any given semester I am probably teaching in both fields.

Although my dissertation in mathematics was very theoretical, dealing with the space of continuous functions, C(X), my interests are in the applications of mathematics. Computer science gives me ample opportunity to apply my knowledge of mathematics to very interesting problems.

Currently, I am interested in machine learning and have been working with several students to program a Sony AIBO robot dog. We recently acquired new Lego NXT robots to use in the Artificial Intelligence course.

In mathematics, I regularly teach courses at all levels of calculus, linear algebra and real analysis. In computer science, I usually teach the introductory programming course, data structures, and artificial intelligence. I have also taught the design of algorithms and compiler construction.