Dr. Kim Jongerius

Education:
Ph.D., Colorado State University
M.S., Colorado State University
B.S., Northern Arizona University

712-707-7059
kimj@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Jongerius holds master's and doctoral degrees in mathematics, but she enjoys other languages as well. In fact, she combined her undergraduate math major with a major in English and a minor in German. Dr. Jongerius has published papers in algebraic geometry/commutative ring theory. Sabbatical research led to 'Rules and Insights: Connecting the Mathematical and Linguistic Abilities of C.S. Lewis,' which combined math and literature, her two greatest academic loves. She also worked with a team of writers from the ACMS (Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences) on a book called Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith, published in the summer of 2011 by HarperOne. Jongerius co-authored three of the chapters: 'Infinity,' 'Dimension,' and 'Proof and Truth.' Her most recent publication is 'Mathematical Minds: A Senior Seminar for the Mathematically-Minded.'

+Publications and presentationsMathematical Minds: A Senior Seminar for the Mathematically-Minded. Journal and Proceedings of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences, 2023.  "Mathematics." Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2023. "Pressure and Impuls in Student Learning: What I learned from Teaching Physics." ACMS conference proceedings, 2016. Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith, co-author of chapters "Infinity," "Dimension," and "Proof and Truth," 2011. "Rules and Insights: Connecting the Mathematical and Linguistic Abilities of C.S. Lewis." Journal of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences, 2009. "Etale Cohomology of Toric Varieties Defined by Infinite Fans," with Frank DeMeyer, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, 1996. "Examples of Reflexive Modules," with Frank DeMeyer, Methods in Module Theory, 1992.

+Professional involvements and accomplishmentsAssociate Editor, Dolciani Exposition Series in Mathematics (2000 - present)

+MembershipsMathematical Association of America Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences (board member 2005 - 2013; president 2011 - 2013)

+HonorsTeaching Excellence Award, Northwestern College, 2005