Marcia Drost
Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics

Education

• M.N.S. in Mathematics, Arizona State University, 1972
• B.A. in Mathematics, Arizona State University, 1968

In the Profession: 41 yrs

• 1998-2009, Senior Lecturer, Texas A&M
• 1995-1998, Lecturer, Texas A&M
• 1990-1995, Co-Director Learning Resource Center, Indiana University-Kokomo, Kokomo,IN
• 1990-1995, Math Instructor, Indiana University-Kokomo, Kokomo,IN
• 1989-1990, Math Instructor, Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, N.M.
• 1988-1989, Adjunct Math Instructor, University of New Mexico,, Albuquerque, N.M.
• 1984-1988, Math Instructor, Rose State College, Oklahoma City, OK
• 1975-1984, Math Tutor
• 1974-1975, Math Instructor, Black Hills State College, Rapid City, S.D.
• 1971-1973, Math Teacher, Dept Chair ('72-'73), Marcos De Niza H.S., Mesa, AZ
• 1969-1970, Math Teacher, Maryvale HS, Phoenix, AZ
• 1968-1969, Math Teacher, Livermore HS, Livermore, CA

Recent Courses Taught

• MATH 142 - Business Mathematics II
• MATH 142H - Business Mathematics II
• MATH 141 - Business Mathematics I
• MATH 150 - Functions, Trigonometry, and Linear Systems
• MATH 365 - Structure of Mathematics I
• MATH 366 - Structure of Mathematics II
• MATH 102 - Algebra
• MATH 103 - Trigonometry

Major Awards

• 2003, Award for Sustained Excellence as a Corps Academic Volunteer
• 2002, Award for Outstanding Teaching, Department of Mathematics
• 2002, Certificate of Appreciation, Corps of Cadets
• 2001, Certificate of Appreciation, Excel '01
• 1999, Award for Outstanding Service, Department of Mathematics

Notable Pedagogical or Scholarly Activities

• MATH 142 Textbook Committee
• MATH 150 Redesign Project
• Subcommittee L
• Lecturer Evaluation Committee
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Teacher Quality Grant, 1/15/2004-1/15/2005,(funded), $300,000.00
• Development of Mathematics Department Placement Test, Drost & Austin, 2006
• Development of Mathematics "Lite" Test, Drost & A. Allen, 2007
• Presentation at Mathematics Department Faculty Meeting: "Using BCA for Online Quizzes and Tests in Large Groups"
• Creation of online questions for MATH 150, MATH 142, online testing

Selected Publications or Scholarly Works

• Quick Prep for Pre-Calculus, Drost, 1st Edition, pub: Brooks/Cole, 2009
• Reviewed textbook for McGraw-Hill (Barnett & Ziegler's Precalculus), 2006
• Reviewed textbook: Brief Calculus, Sullivan, 8E, 2003
• Reviewed textbook: Brief Calculus With Applications, Armstrong and Davis, 2002
• Annotated Instructor's Edition, Calculus and It's Application by Goldstein and Lay, 1990, Chapters 1-6 Margin Comments for the Teacher's Edition by M. Drost

Major Service Activities

• Corps Academic Mentor 2009-2010 E-2; 1999-2005 Sqdn 8
• Creation of the "Jennifer Lynn Drost Endowed Memorial Scholarship" through the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University, 2009
• 1999-2009 MATH Department Help Session Coordinator
• MATH 142 Course Coordinator/Week in Review: 09C, 08C, 08A, 07C, 06C, 06A, 04A, 03A, 02A, 01A, 00A, 99A, 98A
• MATH 150 Course Coordinator/Week in Review: 05C, 04C, 03C, 02C, 00C, 99C, 98C, 97C, 97A, 06C
• MATH 141 Course Coordinator/Week in Review: 01C
• MATH 365 Week in Review 05C (Streaming Videos)
• Volunteer Grader: State Math Contest, Texas A&M University
• Mentor for graduate student instructors, 2003B, MATH 142: R. Bhatt & J. Belcher
• Mentor for graduate student instructor, 2006B, MATH 142: G. Tucci