Shane E. Sawyer

Shane E. Sawyer

he/him/his

Mathematics PhD with interest in HPC, Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, and Data Science.

Teaching

Statistical Reasoning (MATH 115): Fall 2021 - Spring 2023 and Fall 2024/Spring 2025

Undergraduate course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dept. of Mathematics, 2021

This class provides an introduction to probability and statistics without calculus. It is generally intended for non-STEM majors, but many life sciences majors are required to take this class. The topics we cover include discrete probability distributions, counting probabilities, continuous probability distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.

College Algebra (MATH 119): Fall 2020

Undergraduate course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dept. of Mathematics, 2020

This class covers concepts such as the real number line, inequalities, functions, and factoring quadratic equations. The department used a flipped modality for instruction in this class.

Basic Calculus (MATH 125): Spring 2021

Undergraduate course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dept. of Mathematics, 2020

This class provides a introduction to calculus and is intended for non-STEM majors. We covered limits, differentiation, and integration as applied to polynomials, exponentials, and logarithms. We discussed applications of the topics to ideas such as optimization. This class also used a flipped modality.