MICHAEL BRYCE WARD

Department of Mathematics

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR 97361

(503) 838-8443

wardm@wou.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Utah, 1979

B.S., Utah State University, 1974

Employment

Western Oregon University, Professor, 1999-present

Binghamton University, Visiting Professor, 2004-2005

Western Oregon University, Associate Professor, 1997-1999

Bucknell University, Professor, 1997-1999

Eastern Kentucky University, Exchange Associate Professor, 1990

Bucknell University, Associate Professor, 1985 - 1997

Bucknell University, Assistant Professor, 1981 - 1985

Bucknell University, Visiting Assistant Professor, 1979 - 1981

University of Utah, Teaching Fellow, 1974 - 1979

Research Interests

Finite Group Theory

Refereed Publications in Group Theory

Products of supersolvable and nilpotent finite groups, with D. Finkel, Archiv der Mathematik 36 (1981), 385-393.

New criteria for the solvability of finite groups, with Z. Arad, Journal of Algebra 77(1982), 234-246.

Transfer and normal Fitting classes, with J. Beidleman, Archiv der Mathematik 42(1984), 200-207.

On the solvability of finite groups, with Z. Arad, Archiv der Mathematik 42 (1984), 489-491.

Finite groups in which no two distinct conjugacy classes have the same order, Archiv der Mathematik 54 (1990), 111-116.

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 having chain difference one, with B. Brewster and I. Zimmermann, Journal of Algebra 160 (1993), 179-191.

Products of Sylow Groups, with Michael J. J. Barry, Archiv der Mathematik 63 (1994), 289-290.

Finite groups acting 2-transitively on Sylow subgroups, with Ben Brewster, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society 52 (1995), 117-136.

Sylow Fractals, with Ben Brewster, Mathematics Magazine 68 (1995), 372-376.

Simple groups contain minimal simple groups, with Michael J. J. Barry, Publicacions Matemàtiques 41 (1997), 411-415.

Two-Transitive Actions on Conjugacy Classes, with Michael J. J. Barry, Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society 59 (1999), 409-420.

Finite groups with exactly two conjugacy classes of the same order, with Christopher M. Boner, Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics. 31(2001), 401-416.

On Self-normality and Abnormality in the Alternating Groups, with Ben Brewster and Qinhai H. Zhang , Archiv der Mathematik 83 (2004), 385-393.

On a Conjecture of Alvis, with Michael J. J. Barry, to appear in Journal of Algebra 2005.

Refereed Publications in Mathematics Education

Surprises from Mathematics Education Studies: Student (Mis)use of Mathematical Definitions, with Barbara S. Edwards, The American Mathematical Monthly, 111 (2004), 411-424..

New Practices in Teaching Mathematical Definition, with Barbara S. Edwards, to appear in Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Monograph (in press)

The Role of Mathematical Definitions in Mathematics and Mathematics Education, with Barbara S. Edwards, to appear as a chapter in Connecting Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education to Practice, M. Carlson and C. Rassmussen, Eds.

Erdos Number 3

Invited Talks

Zassenhaus Group Theory Conference, 1999, 2005

Mathematical Association of America Section Meeting, 2004

Binghamton University Algebra Seminar, 2004

Joint Mathematics Meetings, 2003

American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America Regional Meeting, 2002

Ohio State-Denison Math Conference, 2004, 1998, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1984, 1981

Eastern Kentucky University Colloquium, 1990

Regional Group Theory Conference, Bowling Green State University, 1989

University of Oregon Colloquium, 1986

Regional Group Theory Conference, University of Pittsburgh, 1983

SUNY-Binghamton Colloquium, 1983

University of Kentucky Colloquium, 1982

Organizer, Regional Group Theory Conference, Bucknell University, 1991