Gerald J. Porter                  Professor of Mathematics                  University of Pennsylvania
Address:     4N69 David Rittenhouse Laboratory     209 S. 33rd St.     Philadelphia, PA 19104-6395	Telephone:          Voice: 215-898-8467          Fax:    610-896-7032  (Click on icon to send email.)
Office Hours: By appointment

Joshua and Miles Porter	Jacob, Caroline and Alexis Madsen

Index

	Education		Positions		Publications
	Math links		Penn links		Personal links

Education:

• A.B. Princeton University
• Ph.D. Cornell University

Positions:

	1963 65	Instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	1965-66	ONR Postdoctoral Fellow, Brandeis University
	1965- 69	Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
	1969- 70	Visitor, Institute for Advanced Studies
	1969- 75	Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
	1975-2005	Professor, University of Pennsylvania
	2006-	Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
	1981- 91	Associate Dean for Computing Services and Facilities School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
	1991-96	Director, Interactive Mathematics Text Project Mathematical Association of America
	1992-2002	Treasurer, Mathematical Association of America
	1992-3	Chair-elect, University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate
	1993-4	Chair, University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate almanac columns
	1994-5	Past Chair, University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate 1994 Commencement Speech
	2001-2	Past Chair, University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate
	1997-2001	Principal Investigator, Midatlantic Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications Throughout the Curriculum

Recent Penn Committees:
    Personnel Benefits Committee: 1992-
    Academic Planning and Budget Committee: 1994-99, 2001-2, 2003-6
    Task force on Privacy of Personnel Information: Report
    Task force on Retiree Benefits: Report
    Social Responsibility Advisory Committee: report on Darfur, Darfur presentation at University Council 5/03/06

MAA Committees and Presentations

Publications:
Book:

Porter & Hill:

Interactive Linear Algebra A Laboratory Course using Mathcad

Papers:

	Algebraic Topology
	Teaching Calculus
	Teaching Linear Algebra
	Computers in Undergraduate Mathematics Instruction
	Periodic Ornamental Design

Math Links:

	Penn Mathematics Department		MAA Online
	AMS EMath		Math Forum
	EPADEL Section MAA		SIAM
	Marie Vitulli's Women in Math page		NCTM
	Penn State's list of Math Departments		AMATYC
	AWM		NAM
	JOMA

Penn Links:

	Penn Homepage		Almanac
	School of Arts & Sciences Homepage		Penn Directory

Personal Links:

	Committee of Concerned Scientists		Family
	Political-Attic ebay Auctions		Travel Photos
	American Political Items Collectors Home Page		Friends

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