Ronald I. Sklar, Ed.D.

I was born and raised in Brooklyn NY and moved to Queens after getting married. I attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, and I then went to Queens College of the City University of New York and graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in mathematics. After Queens College, I received a Master of Science degree with a major in mathematics from the University of Connecticut, and subsequently, a Doctor of Education, with a specialization in the college teaching of mathematics, from Teachers College, Columbia University. I received a second Masters degree in computer science from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute of New York, which is now part of New York University. I have taught, for a total of 6 years, as a New York City teacher of mathematics, and for 2 years as the Director of the Mathematics Lab at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. I then received an appointment as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury and taught there for 7 years. While there are taught year length courses in abstract algebra, numerical analysis, and probability and statistics (calculus based). Before coming to St. John’s University I was a programmer for 2 years at Sperry Corporation. I have been at St. John’s full time, first as an Assistant Professor and now as an Associate Professor, since 1965. In all, I have been teaching mathematics and computer science for 44 years, 38 years at the college/university level. During my time at St. John’s University I have taught many different courses, but recently I have restricted myself to the following courses: Advanced Data Structures, Logical Design, Computer Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, and Probability and Statistics.Linear AlgebraAbstract Algebra Algebraic Coding Theory

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