Br. Norman Hipps enjoys doing mathematics with students, attending their fine arts performances, cheering them on in athletic competitions, and telling stories about the history of Saint Vincent.
Education
PhD, mathematics, Northwestern University MA, mathematics, Northwestern University BA, philosophy, Saint Vincent College
Courses
Introduction to Mathematical Thinking Listening Seminar History of Mathematics
Selected Publications
"Wood, J., and Hipps, N. “The Math Science Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Summer Academies Prepare Teachers to Become Educational Leaders,” presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and The Mathematical Association of America, San Antonio, TX, January 2006.
Smetanka, J.J. and Hipps, N. “Changes in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning within the MSP-SWPA,” presentation at the AAPT National Meeting, Anchorage, AK, January 2006.
Cavallo, J., and Hipps, N. (2007) Placing Student Teachers with Teacher Leaders: One Success Story. Math and Science Collaborative Journal. 13, 62-63.
Hipps, N., Mount, K.R., and Villamayor, O.E. (1980) “Vertices and polarizations for homogeneous polynomials.” Advances in Mathematics 37(2).
