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Sally Cockburn
Overview
Sally Cockburn is a professor of mathematics at Hamilton College, joining the faculty in 1991. She holds degrees from Queen’s University (Canada) and a Ph.D. from Yale University. Her research specialization is in graph theory and combinatorics. She has been a fixture of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department for more than three decades.
Relevance to Research
Cockburn appears in all three course catalogs surveyed (1991–92, 1992–93, and 1993–94), initially as Assistant Professor and then in a “Special Appointment” listing in the 1993–94 catalog. In the 1991–92 catalog she is listed among the Mathematics and Computer Science faculty alongside Richard E. Bedient (Chair), John T. Anderson, Vivian Anderson, Timothy J. Kelly, Larry E. Knop, Robert Redfield, Richard W. Decker, Stuart H. Hirshfield, and Robert Kantrowitz. In the 1993–94 catalog she is listed as teaching Vector Calculus (course 215), described as “Topics in vector calculus, generalizing those from 114, including divergence, curl, line and surface integrals, Stokes theorem, and applications to science, engineering, and other areas.”
Notes
Role: Faculty, Mathematics and Computer Science Department Key events: - Joined Hamilton College faculty 1991 - B.Sc. and M.Sc., Queen’s University, Canada - Ph.D., Yale University - Listed as Assistant Professor of Mathematics in 1991–92 and 1992–93 catalogs - Listed as Special Appointment in 1993–94 catalog - Taught Vector Calculus (Math 215) among other courses - Research specialization: graph theory and combinatorics
Related Sources
- Hamilton College Catalogue 1991–92
- Hamilton College Catalogue 1992–93
- Hamilton College Catalogue 1993–94