Associate Professor, Mathematics

Professor - Russell Baker

Office: HR 343
Phone: 410-772-4932
Email: rbaker@howardcc.edu

Academic qualification: BS and MS Secondary Math.Ed.

Attended: SUC at Fredonia, NY

Teaching Experience: 20 years in Public Education, at HCC since 1991

Teaching Style: Informal, interactive

I have been a teacher since 1971, first in public school in upstate New York, and at HCC since 1991. My professional interests lie in educational technology, study skills, and learning styles. My personal interests are my family, church, and the Golden age of Broadway musicals. I like to occasionally direct and/or choreograph amateur productions.

Online Course Materials:

• My Math Lab
• MATH-131 Factoring a quartic equation into two quadratics
• Success Seminar Presentations
  - #1 Goal Setting
  - #2 Continuous Improvement
  - #3 Self-Talk
  - #4 Test-taking strategies
  - #5 Attitudes and Aptitudes
• Success Seminar Recommended Reading List

Links:

• MathWorks4me - a elementary algebra site with some nice links to other interesting areas
• Study skills from Middle Tennessee State University
• Math Anxiety