Faculty Profile

Barry Tesman

Professor of Mathematics; Theodore & Catherine Mathias Chair in Mathematics, Computer Science and Quantitative Studies (1989)

Contact Information

tesman@dickinson.edu

Tome Scientific Building Room 233
717-245-1548

Bio

His recent research is in the application of the theory of meaningfulness in measurement theory to graph colorings, in particular, list and T-colorings.

Education

  • B.S., Colby College, 1981
  • Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1989

2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

MATH 170 Single Variable Calculus
The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives and their applications, the definition of the Riemann integral, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. Offered every semester.

MATH 550 Independent Research

Spring 2026

MATH 170 Single Variable Calculus
The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives and their applications, the definition of the Riemann integral, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. Offered every semester.

MATH 311 Applied Combinatorics
An advanced course in discrete mathematics introducing the basic tools of combinatorics and their applications. The course will consider the three basic problems of combinatorics: counting, existence and optimization. Prerequisite: 211. Offered even numbered spring semesters.