Gary L. Thompson

Education

• B.A., Mathematics, Wake Forest University
• M.S., Mathematics, University of Illinois
• M.Ed., Math Secondary Education, University of Illinois
• Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Virginia

Affiliations

• Mathematical Association of America
• Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

Areas of Expertise

• Abstract Algebra
• Number Theory

Courses Taught

• Precalculus
• Finite Math
• Business Calc
• Calc I
• Calc II
• Calc III
• Statistical Methods
• Discrete Math
• Combinatorics
• Linear Algebra
• Differential Equations
• Numerical Differential Equations
• Putnam Problem Group
• Complex Analysis
• Abstract Algebra
• Number Theory
• Real Analysis
• Senior Seminar

Selected Research

• Subgroup Rigidity in Integral Group Rings

Selected Publications

• Subgroup rigidity in finite dimensional group algebras over p-groups (Transactions of the AMS, January, 1994)
• Book review of The Phantom Tollbooth (Consortium of Higher Education, Spring, 1995)
• Abstract Algebra and Elementary Number Theory (self-published manuscript for the number theory course).

Professional Experience

• Instructor, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania (1993-1994)
• Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth Univ. (1990-1996)
• Professor at Grove City College (1996-present)

Hobbies/Interests

• Juggling
• Bridge
• Crossword puzzles
• Anagrams

You might be surprised to know

• I have no depth perception at all.

Staff/Faculty Image
Lastname	Thompson
Title	Professor of Mathematics
Grove City College Alumni
Office Phone Number	724-458-2039
Email Address	glthompson@gcc.edu