Daniel Kaplan
Professor Of Mathematics, Statistics, And Computer Science
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Kaplan is a nationally recognized professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at Macalester College with 14+ years formally listed experience and a career spanning research in cardiac electrodynamics to pioneering undergraduate data science curricula. He authors multiple university-level textbooks and several R packages that integrate professional computing into statistics, calculus, and data science instruction. An award-winning teacher and curriculum developer, he builds courses that deliberately weave calculus, statistics, and CS so students achieve deeper conceptual understanding and practical technical proficiency. His background—PhD in Biomedical Physics from Harvard and an MS from Stanford in Engineering-Economic Systems—informs a quantitative, interdisciplinary approach to pedagogy and research. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he is notable for translating advanced mathematical ideas into accessible classroom tools and software that broaden participation in computational statistics.
14 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical Physics at Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and SciencesMaster's degree, Engineering-Economic Systems, Master's degree, Engineering-Economic Systems at Stanford University
French
Github Skills (53)
markdown10
gitbook10
epub10
r-package10
shiny10
knitr10
latex10
mosaic10
html10
rmarkdown10
bookdown10
r9
python9
qbcore-framework9
interactive9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dtkaplan/MC2
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:119 commits, 128 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
StatPREP/LittleApp
Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
Contributions:95 commits, 2 PRs, 75 pushes in 1 year
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