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Derek Levinson

Title: Visiting Assistant Professor

Department: Mathematics

College: College of Science

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2023
    Major: Mathematics

Current Scheduled Teaching

MATH 3740.001Vector CalculusFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MATH 1100.145AlgebraFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1720.150Calculus IIFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1720.151Calculus IIFall 2024 SPOT
MATH 1720.152Calculus IIFall 2024 SPOT
MATH 1720.153Calculus IIFall 2024 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Levinson, D. (2025). Unreachability of Γ^n_m. Annals of Pure and Applied Logic. 176 (9) 103604. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apal.2025.103604
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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