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    Vicumpriya Perera

    Vicumpriya Perera

    Department of Mathematical Sciences
    Associate Professor
    Campus:
    Trumbull
    Office Location:
    Classroom Building
    Contact Information
    Email:
    vperera@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-675-8813
    Fax:
    330-675-8888

    Biography

    Dr. Vicumpriya “Vic” Perera is pure mathematician with expertise in Functional Analysis and Operator Algebras. He is also active in Teaching Mathematics with Technology, Math Education and Statistics. Dr. Perera teaches a variety of Mathematics courses at the Trumbull campus including Statistics, Calculus, Algebra and Trigonometry. He joined the Kent State University Department of Mathematics in August 1998 and teaches at the Trumbull campus. He is an Associate Professor of Mathematics.

    Activities: 

    • Currently serves as the Treasurer of the OhioMATYC (ohiomatyc.org)
    • Coordinates the Developmental Mathematics courses at Trumbull Campus

    Included among the courses Dr. Perera teaches are:

    • College Algebra
    • Trigonometry
    • Statistics
    • Explorations of Modern Mathematics
    • Calculus
    • Linear Algebra

    Education

    Ph.D. Pure Mathematics - Purdue University, Indianapolis 1993
    M.S. Pure Mathematics - Purdue University, Indianapolis 1988
    B.Sc. Mathematics, First Class Honors - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1984

    Expertise

    Operator Algebra
    Functional Analysis
    Math Education

    Publications

    • Operator Algebra
    • Functional Analysis
    • Math Education
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