MICHAEL BRYCE WARD
Department of Mathematics
(503) 838-8443
wardm@wou.edu
Education
Ph.D.,
B.S.,
Employment
Eastern Kentucky University, Exchange Associate Professor, 1990
Research Interests
Finite Group Theory
Refereed Publications in Group Theory
On Minimal Non-p-closed Groups and Related Properties, with Luise-Charlotte Kappe, Marcin Mazur, and Gabriella Mendoza, Publicationes Mathematicae Debrecen 78 (2011), 219-233.
Cosets and Cayley-Sudoku Tables, with Jennifer Carmichael and Keith Schloeman, Mathematics Magazine 83 (2010), 130-139.
On a Conjecture of Alvis, with Michael J. J. Barry, Journal of Algebra 294 (2005), 136-155.
On Self-normality and Abnormality in the Alternating Groups, with Ben Brewster and Qinhai H. Zhang , Archiv der Mathematik 83 (2004), 385-393.
Finite groups with exactly two conjugacy classes of the same order, with Christopher M. Boner, Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics. 31(2001), 401-416.
Two-Transitive Actions on Conjugacy Classes, with Michael J. J. Barry, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society 59 (1999), 409-420.
Simple groups contain minimal simple groups, with Michael J. J. Barry, Publicacions Matemàtiques 41 (1997), 411-415.
Sylow Fractals, with Ben Brewster, Mathematics Magazine 68 (1995), 372-376.
Finite groups acting 2-transitively on Sylow subgroups, with Ben Brewster, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society 52 (1995), 117-136.
Products of Sylow Groups, with Michael J. J. Barry, Archiv der Mathematik 63 (1994), 289-290.
Finite groups having chain difference one, with B. Brewster and I. Zimmermann, Journal of Algebra 160 (1993), 179-191.
Finite solvable groups acting 2-transitively on Sylow subgroups, with Ben Brewster, Group Theory--Proceedings of the Biennial Ohio State-Denison Conference, 1993, World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, 322-325.
Finite groups in which no two distinct conjugacy classes have the same order, Archiv der Mathematik 54 (1990), 111-116.
On the solvability of finite groups, with Z. Arad, Archiv der Mathematik 42 (1984), 489-491.
Transfer and normal Fitting classes, with J. Beidleman, Archiv der Mathematik 42(1984), 200-207.
New criteria for the solvability of finite groups, with Z. Arad, Journal of Algebra 77(1982), 234-246.
Products of supersolvable and nilpotent finite groups, with D. Finkel, Archiv der Mathematik 36 (1981), 385-393.
Refereed Publications in Mathematics Education
The Role of Mathematical Definitions in
Mathematics and Mathematics Education, with Barbara S. Edwards, in Making
the Connection, M. Carlson and C. Rassmussen,
Eds., Mathematical Association of America, 2008.
New Practices in Teaching
Mathematical Definition, with Barbara S. Edwards, in Preparing Future Science and
Mathematics Techers: Faculty Write About CETP
Innovations on CampusesToday, Diane Smith and
Elizabeth Swanson, Eds., STEP Project,
Surprises from Mathematics Education
Studies: Student (Mis)use of Mathematical Definitions, with Barbara S. Edwards, The American Mathematical Monthly, 111
(2004), 411-424.
Erdos Number 3
Invited Talks
Zassenhaus Group Theory Conference, 1999, 2005, 2014
Joint Mathematics Meetings (contributed papers), 2003, 2009, 2010, 2013
Mathematical Association of America Section Meeting, 2004, 2011, 2013
Willamette University Colloquium, 2010
Binghamton University Algebra Seminar, 2004
American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America Regional Meeting, 2002
Ohio State-Denison Math Conference, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2010, 2014
Eastern
Regional
Group Theory Conference,
Regional
Group Theory Conference,
SUNY-Binghamton Colloquium, 1983
Organizer,
Regional Group Theory Conference,