VITAE
BIRTH DATE: December 24, 1968
ADDRESS: Mathematics Department
PHONE: (405) 974 – 5251
FAX : (405) 974 – 3847
EMAIL: mmcclendon@ucok.edu
EDUCATION
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics,
2000 - present
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics,
1998 – 2000
Instructor, Department of Mathematics,
1995 – 1998
Instructor, Department of Mathematics,
1994 - 1995
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics,
1993 – 1995
COMPETITIVE AWARDS AND
HONORS
Graduate Dean Award for best graduate student presentation, Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, 1998
Outstanding Developmental Educator, 1997, LADE
Adolph Lipinsky Award, State
1st place, mathematics competition, State University of New York,
Brockport 1992
Sigma Xi Award, State
2nd place, mathematics competition, State University of New York,
Brockport 1991
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
M.
McClendon Problem 828, The College
Mathematics Journal, May 2006, p. 230.
M. McClendon, Slav Todorov, Functions Reconstructed From Intercepts of Tangents, Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, volume 85, 2005, p. 73 − 78.
M.
McClendon, Problem 777, The College Mathematics Journal, May 2004, p.
227.
M.
McClendon, Problem AR-1, The AMATYC
Review, spring 2004, p. 101.
M.
McClendon, Lucky Larry #2, The AMATYC
Review, fall 2003, p. 37.
M.
McClendon, Problem AQ-1, The AMATYC
Review, fall 2003, p. 103.
C.
Cooper, M. McClendon, Disks in Unions of Disks, Problem 761, The College
Mathematics Journal, November 2003, p. 405.
M.
McClendon, The Airspace of a Tethered Airplane, Problem 731, The College
Mathematics Journal, September 2002, p. 325.
M. McClendon, Problem AN-2, The AMATYC Review, fall 2001, p. 74.
M. McClendon, Rolle Role, problem AM-2, The AMATYC Review, spring 2001, p. 80.
M. McClendon, The Complexity and Difficulty of a Maze, Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, Conference Proceedings 2001, pp. 213 − 222.
M. McClendon, Thelma West, On the Counting of Caterpillar Continua. JCMCC 38 (2001), pp. 177 − 183.
M. McClendon, A Variation on the Ladder Around the Corner. The AMATYC Review, Spring 2000, pp. 7 – 11.
M. McClendon, Angled Hallway Ladder Problem, problem 661. The College Mathematics Journal, November 1999, p. 406.
M. McClendon, Minimal Pyramids. The College Mathematics Journal, May 1998, pp. 224 – 226.
M. McClendon, A Unique Isosceles Triangle. The AMATYC Review, Fall 1997, pp. 32 – 35.
M. McClendon, The Altitude of an Isosceles Triangle, problem 613. The College Mathematics Journal, November 1997, p. 406.
ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS
An Introduction to Trilinability.
Research Day 2007: Abstracts, 2007, p. 112.
Reconstructing Functions From Intercepts of Tangents. Oklahoma Research Day 2004, University of Central Oklahoma, October, 2004, p.79 - 80.
Trilinable Polygons.
Research Day 2002: Celebrating Discovery and Innovation in
The Complexity of Card Games. Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society, 2002, 23-1, issue 127, p. 267.
The Resolution of a Digital Picture Space.
Proceedings of the
The Complexity of Card Games. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Research Day for Regional Universities, University of Central Oklahoma, November, 2001, p.75.
Enumeration of
Caterpillars. Proceedings of the
Vidrine, M., B. Borsari, J. Cordes, M. McClendon,
C. Allen. Landscaping with Native Prairie
in Southwestern Louisiana:
Vidrine, M.,
B. Borsari, J. Cordes, M.
McClendon, C. Allen. Landscaping with Native Prairie in
Vidrine, M., B. Borsari, J. Cordes, M. McClendon,
C. Allen. Landscaping with Native Prairie in
Digital Topology. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Research Day for Regional Universities, University of Central Oklahoma, October, 2000, p.84.
A Non-Strongly
On the Counting of (some) Trees. Program and Abstracts for the 2nd annual Sigma Xi Research Symposium, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette 1998, p. 6.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
“An Introduction to Trilinability” poster presentation at the 9th Annual Research Day for Regional Universities at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma on October 26, 2007.
“Creating a Computer Laboratory Based College Algebra Course” at the 69th annual meeting of the M.A.A. at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on March 30 – 31, 2007.
"Reconstructing Tangents From Intercepts of Tangents" poster presentation at the 6th Annual Research Day for Regional Universities at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma on October 29, 2004.
"e and Inverse Functions" at the 66th annual meeting of the M.A.A. at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas on March 26 - 27, 2004.
“Trilinable Polygons in the Euclidean Plane
(part 2)” at the 65th annual meeting of the M.A.A. at the University
of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 28 – 29, 2003.
“Trilinable Polygons in the Euclidean Plane” poster presentation at the 4th Annual Research Day for Regional Universities at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma on October 11, 2002.
“Technology and College Algebra” at the 2002 Faculty
Enhancement Day at the
“A Simple Proof of a Special Case of Dirichlet’s Theorem” at the 64th annual meeting of the M.A.A. at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on April 5 – 6, 2002.
“The Complexity of Card Games” at the Joint Mathematics
Meeting in
“The Complexity of Card Games” poster presentation at the 3rd Annual Research Day for Regional Universities at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma on November 9, 2001.
“The Resolution of a Digital Topological Space” at the 90th Annual Technical Meeting of the Oklahoma Academy of Science at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma on November 2, 2001.
“The Counting of Caterpillar Continua” at the 63rd
annual meeting of the M.A.A. at
"A Solution of the Exponential Linear Equation" at the 16th Annual Conference on Applied Mathematics at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma on February 23 – 24, 2001.
“Digital Topology” poster presentation at the 2nd Annual Research Day for Regional Universities at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma on October 27, 2000.
“A Non-Strongly Normal Regular Digital Picture Space” at the 954th American Mathematical Society meeting at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana on April 15, 2000.
“A Non-Strongly Normal Regular Digital Picture Space” at the 77th annual meeting of the M.A.A. at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 26, 2000.
“Multi-ended Strings” at the 1st annual meeting
of the Louisiana-Mississippi section of the American Mathematical Association
of Two-Year Colleges at
“Enumeration of Caterpillars” at the Louisiana Academy of Sciences at Northwestern Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana on February 5, 1999.
“Caterpillars” at the 76th annual meeting of the
M.A.A. at
“On the Counting of (some) Trees” at the 2nd
annual Sigma Xi Research Symposium at the
“Advances in Graph Theory” at the 29th annual Lloyd Roeling Mathematics Conference at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana on October 23 – 25, 1998.
“Teaching Slopes with Balloons” at the annual meeting of the
Louisiana Association of Developmental Education in
“An Innovative Introduction to Slopes” at L.A.B.P.A.C. at
Southeastern
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Solved
problem AV-4 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2007, page 92.
Solved
problem AV-3 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2007, page 92.
Solved
problem AV-2 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2007, page 91.
Served
as Judge in the 2007
Solved problem AS-4 in the AMATYC Review, Fall 2005, page 110.
Solved
problem AS-2 in the AMATYC Review, Fall 2005, page 109.
Solved
problem AR-4 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2005, page 106.
Solved
problem AR-2 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2005, page 105.
Solved
problem AQ-2 in the AMATYC Review, Fall 2004, page 77.
Served as Judge in the 2004 University of Central Oklahoma Regional Science Fair.
Thesis advisor for master’s student Amy Jergensen who received M.S. in 2004.
Solved problem 748 "Shades of Pythagoras" in the College Mathematics Journal, March 2004, pages 139 - 140.
Thesis advisor for master’s student Craig Pounds
who received M.S. in 2003.
Solved
problem AO-3 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2003, page
110.
Solved
problem AO-2 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2003, page 110.
Solved
problem AO-1 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2003, page 110.
Solved
problem AN-4 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2003, page 110.
Solved
problem AN-3 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2003, page 110.
Solved
problem AN-1 in the AMATYC Review, Spring 2003, page 108.
Refereed L. Mitchell, techniques for Artistically Rendering Space-Filling Curves, Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science, Conference Proceedings
2002
Quantification of the
Complexities of Graphs, mini-grant funded by UCO, 2001 – 2002 academic year, funded for $1550
Served as
Judge in the 2001
Editor, CAM 2001 Proceedings
Reviewed Judith Gersting, Mathematical Structures for Computer Science, W.H. Freeman & Co. Publishers, 2001
Solved problem 635 "Orthogonal Chords in a Circle" in the College Mathematics Journal, September 1999, page 635.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
AMS (since 1996)
MAA (since 1992)
AMATYC (since 1997)
Sigma Xi (associate member since 1997)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Recruitment/Community Outreach Committee (2007)
Personnel Committee (2007)
Graduate Committee (2007)
Webmaster (2007)
Facilities, Infrastructure & Technology Committee (2007)
College Algebra Lab Co-Director (2007)
Undergraduate Research Program Director (2007)
Facilities, Infrastructure and Technology Committee (2006)
Graduate Committee (2006)
Personnel Committee (2006)
College Algebra Lab Director (2006)
Chairs Advisory Council (2006)
Webmaster (2006)
College Algebra Lab Task Force (2005)
Chairs Advisory Council (2005)
Personnel Committee (2005)
Graduate Committee (2005)
Computers and Computing Committee, chairman (2005)
Building and Equipment Committee (2005)
Webmaster (2005)
Faculty Senate (2004)
Faculty Senate Research Committee (2004)
Faculty Senate Budget Committee (2004)
University Research Advisory Council (2004)
Building and Equipment Committee (2004)
Computers and Computing Committee, chairman (2004)
Curriculum Committee (2004)
Graduate Committee (2004)
Personnel Committee (2004)
SSCI Review Committee (2004)
Faculty Senate (2003)
Building and Equipment Committee (2003)
Computers and Computing Committee, chairman (2003)
Curriculum Committee (2003)
Graduate Committee (2003)
Library and Research Committee (2003)
Personnel Committee (2003)
SSCI Review Committee (2003)
Advanced Calculus course description ad-hoc committee, chairman (2002)
Math and
Director of Mathematics Computer Lab (2002)
Computer/Computing Committee (2002)
CAM 2003 Committee (2002)
Curriculum Committee (2002)
Graduate Program Committee (2002)
Library and Research Committee (2002)
Math Club Sponsor (2002)
Calculus 1 and 2 syllabus ad-hoc committee, chairman (2001)
Math and
Director of Mathematics Computer Lab (2001)
ASC Committee (2001)
Computer/Computing Committee (2001)
CAM 2002 Committee (2001)
Graduate Program Committee (2001)
Library and Research Committee (2001)
Publicity and Outreach Committee (2001)
Social Committee, chairman (2001)
Graduate Program Committee (2000)
Assessment Committee (2000)
Math Club Sponsor (2000)
Faculty Senate (1999) Dr. Sanford Wood, chair
secretary of faculty senate (1999).
District Literary and Speech Rally proctor (1999).
Mathematics advanced placement exam proctor (1999).
Math search committee (1999).
Chair, Division of Sciences search committee (1999)
Honors Council (1999)
University Budget Review Committee (1999).
Workload Compensation ad hoc committee (1999)
Faculty Senate (1998) Dr. Susan LeJeune, chair
secretary of faculty senate (1998).
District Literary and Speech Rally proctor (1998).
Mathematics advanced placement exam proctor (1998).
Math search committee (1998).
District Literary and Speech Rally proctor (1997).
Mathematics advanced placement exam proctor (1997).
Mathematics advanced placement exam proctor (1996).
Mathematics advanced placement exam proctor (1995).
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
2007 – 2008, associate professor
Summer
1513
College Algebra (35 students); 2323 Calculus 2 (28 students)
Fall
3
sections of 1513 (100 students); 3123 College Geometry (14 students); 5143 Advanced
Calculus for Applications 1 (8 students); 2013 Structures of Mathematics (32
students)
2006 – 2007, associate professor
Summer
3103
Differential Equations (12 students)
Fall
3
sections of 1513 College Algebra (95 students); 5143 Advanced Calculus for
Applications 1 (4 students)
Spring
4
sections of 1513 College Algebra (140 students); 2123 Discrete Mathematics (24
students); 5153 Advanced Calculus for Applications 2 (2 students)
2005 – 2006, associate professor
Summer
2323 Calculus 2 (36 students)
Fall
2305 Accelerated Calculus 1 & 2 (19 students); 2 sections of 2323 Calculus 2 (45 students); 5143 Advanced Calculus for Applications 1 (3 students)
Spring
2
sections of 1513 College Algebra (75 students); 2323 Calculus 2 (34 students);
2323 Calculus 3 (28 students); 5153 Advanced Calculus for Applications 2 (3
students)
2004 – 2005, assistant professor
Summer
1513 College Algebra (26 students)
Fall
2343 Calculus 4 (16 students); 3 sections of 1513 College Algebra (122 students)
Spring
4143 Introduction to Real Analysis 1 (8 students); 4930 Introduction to Real Analysis 2 (1 student); 2313 Calculus 1 (36 students); 2 sections of 1513 College Algebra (81 students)
2003 – 2004, assistant professor
Summer
1513
College Algebra (41 students); 2023 Foundations of Geometry and Measurement (24
students)
Fall
2 sections of 1513 College Algebra (80 students); 2313 Calculus 1 (35 students); 3123 College Geometry (32 students)
Spring
2 sections of 1513 College Algebra (81 students); 1743 Technology and Mathematics (22 student); 2313 Calculus 1 (36 students); 4143 Introduction to Analysis (12 students)
2002 − 2003, assistant professor
Summer
2333 Calculus 3 (17 students); 5940 Fourier Series and Partial Differential Equations (8 students)
Fall
3 sections of 1513 College Algebra (128 students); 3143 Matrix Algebra (34 students); 4143 Advanced Calculus 1 (10 students); 5143 Advanced Calculus for Applications 1 (9 students)
Spring
2
sections of 1513 College Algebra (79 students); 2313 Calculus 1 (38 students);
4153 Advanced Calculus 2 (2 students); 5153 Advanced Calculus 2 for
Applications (4 students); 5950 Internship in Mathematics (1 student)
2001 − 2002, assistant professor
Summer
1113 Mathematics for General Education (38 students); 2333 Calculus 3 (11 students)
Fall
3 sections of 1513 College Algebra (122 students); 2313 Calculus 1 (33 students); 3143 Matrix Algebra (25 students)
Spring
4 sections of 1513 College Algebra (143 students); 2313 Calculus 1 (42 students)
2000 – 2001, assistant professor
Summer
0002 Introductory Algebra (33 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (35 students); 1021 College Algebra (24 students)
Fall
1513 College Algebra (35 students); 2 sections of 2123 Discrete Mathematics (69 students); 2313 Calculus I (32 students)
Spring
2 sections of 1513 College Algebra (70 students); 2313 Calculus 1 (35 students); 3143 Matrix Algebra (15 students)
1999 – 2000, assistant professor
Summer
0002 Introductory Algebra (34 students); 1021 College Algebra (16 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (64 students); UL 110 Trigonometry (30 students); UL 201 Decision Mathematics (16 students)
Fall
2 sections of 0007 Intermediate Algebra (64 students); 1021 College Algebra (27 students); 3 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (95 students); 1431 Calculus with Business Applications (10 students); UL 107 Algebra for Elementary School Teachers (24 students)
Spring
0002 Introductory Algebra (36 students); 0007 Intermediate Algebra (38 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (29 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (72 students); 1431 Calculus with Business Applications (22 students)
1998 – 1999, assistant professor
Summer
0002 Introductory Algebra (33 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (32 students); 1021 College Algebra (19 students); UL 250 Survey of Calculus (29 students); UL 105 College Algebra (30 students)
Fall
0001 Pre-algebra (28 students); 0007 Intermediate Algebra (27 students); 2 sections of 1021 College Algebra (39 students); 1431 Calculus with Business Applications (5 students); UL 110 Trigonometry (36 students)
Spring
1011 Algebra for College Students (33 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (66 students); 1431 Calculus with Business Applications (13 students); 1550 Calculus I (9 students); UL 201 Decision Mathematics (37 students)
1997 – 1998, instructor
Fall
2 sections of 0001 Pre-algebra (77 students); 0002 Introductory Algebra (38 students); 1425 Elementary Statistics (35 students); 1431 Calculus with Business Applications (19 students)
Spring
2 sections of 0002 Introductory Algebra (61 students); 0007 Intermediate Algebra (21 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (76 students); 1431 Calculus with Business Applications (19 students)
1996 – 1997, instructor
Summer
0001 Pre-algebra (23 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (28 students)
Fall
2 sections of 0001 Pre-algebra (38 students); 0002 Introductory Algebra (41 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (33 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (50 students)
Spring
0001 Pre-algebra (18 students); 2 sections of 0002 Introductory Algebra (58 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (87 students)
1995 –1996, instructor
Summer
0002 Introductory Algebra (22 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (14 students); 1425 Elementary Statistics (33 students)
Fall
0001 Pre-algebra (35 students); 0002 Introductory Algebra (31 students); 1021 College Algebra (15 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (52 students)
Spring
0001 Pre-algebra (32 students); 0002 Introductory Algebra (33 students); 1011 Algebra for College Students (21 students); 1021 College Algebra (17 students); 2 sections of 1425 Elementary Statistics (46 students)