John Travis
Professor Of Mathematics
Clinton, Mississippi, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Travis is an applied mathematician and long-serving professor who blends deep academic leadership with hands-on support for open-source educational software. With over a decade of formal experience in higher education administration and 18 years as department chair at Mississippi College, he has guided faculty, curriculum, and campus service while continuing to teach. He is a committed contributor to the WeBWorK ecosystem—authoring and refining problem libraries used in large-scale online homework—and has held leadership roles in The WeBWorK Project and the MAA that earned regional and national recognition. His work bridges rigorous research, pedagogy, and practical tooling (including technical editing and web management), and he brings an unusual combination of institutional governance experience and daily problem-authoring for online math instruction.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Mathematics, Master's Degree, Mathematics at University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleBachelor's Degree, Mathematics, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics at Mississippi CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematical Sciences at Mississippi State University
English, german (but it has been a while)
Github Skills (5)
mathematics10
webwork10
trigonometry10
math10
documentation7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
openwebwork/webwork-open-problem-library
Mar 2013 - May 2016
A library of WeBWorK problems contributed by the OpenWeBWorK community
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Technical Writer
Back-end Developer & Technical WriterContributions:18 commits, 2 PRs, 4 comments in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:John primarily contributes to a library of WeBWorK problems. The commits show modifications and additions to problem files, specifically those related to pre-algebra and trigonometry. The user appears to be focused on creating and refining mathematical problems and their solutions, which are likely used in an online education setting.
problems
drjt/Probability
Aug 2016 - Jan 2023
Contributions:67 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 5 months
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