Mathematics & Computer Science Professors
Professors not yet pictured in Profiles:
Dr. Robert Webber, bwebber@hsc.edu, (434) 223- 6212
 Dr. Paul F. HemlerProfessor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 110 | (434) 223-6202 phemler@hsc.edu If students are not careful, they will learn some computer science, mathematics, and physics. |
 Dr. Heidi HulsizerAssistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 107 | (434) 223-6499 hhulsizer@hsc.edu "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." Albert Einstein |
 Dr. Robb Tyson KoetherProfessor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 114 | (434) 223-6207 rkoether@hsc.edu In the basic problem, a player is placing wagers on the outcome of a coin-toss. An all-knowing oracle announces how the coin will land. |
 Dr. Virginia V. LewisLecturer in Mathematics and Computer Science Bagby Hall 113 | (434) 223-6282 vlewis@hsc.edu |
 Dr. Brian C. LinsAssistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 124 | (434) 223-6264 blins(at)hsc(dot)edu "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is." -- John von Neumann |
 Dr. David S. PellandAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 126 | (434) 223-6886 dpelland@hsc.edu "But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is difficult to find the integral of a given differential. " Johann Bernoulli |
 Dr. Marcus H. PendergrassAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 125 | (434) 223-6331 mpendergrass@hsc.edu "The science of pure mathematics, in its modern developments, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit. Another claimant for this position is music." Mathematics as an Element in the History of Thought, Alfred North Whitehead |
 Dr. Thomas ValenteAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 123 | (434) 223-6210 tvalente@hsc.edu Learn how classical number theory results by Fermat and Euler from the 18th century have contributed to schemes for both “private key” and “public key cryptography.” |
 Dr. Matthew J. WillisVisiting Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Bagby Hall 110 | (434) 223-6202 mwillis@hsc.edu |