Semra Kilic-Bahi
Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences
(603) 526-3633 | skilic-bahi@colby-sawyer.edu
Received B.Sc. from Middle East Technical University, M.Sc. from University of Saskatchewan and Ph.D. from University of New Hampshire. Professor Kilic-Bahi specializes in the mathematics fields of operator theory and linear algebra. She has also offered presentations and workshops on using technology in teaching. | faculty profile
Education
- Ph.D.University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
- Area: Functional Analysis
- Thesis: On the Berezin Symbol
- M.Sc.University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SA, Canada
- Thesis: Isometries and Almost Isometries on Certain Banach Spaces
- B.Sc. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Areas of Expertise
- Linear Algebra
- Operator Theory
- History of Mathematics
- Quantitative Literacy
- Use of Technology in Teaching
- Interdisciplinary Mathematics
Courses Recently Taught
- Introduction to Statistics
- Calculus I
- Precalculus
- College Algebra
- Liberal Arts Mathematics
- Stone Age to Space Age
- Art and Science of Secret Communication
Research and Teaching Interests
- Functional Analysis
- History of Mathematics
- Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum
- Use of Technology in Teaching
- Assessment and Evaluation
Publications
SSAC Module:The "Perfect" Date: Ranking and Rating Decisions with a Spreadsheet, 2008
What is the main issue we face as a society? Semra Kilic-Bahi and Benjamin Steele, 2008
SSAC Module: Index Numbers: Gasoline and Inflation -- Why We Need the Consumer Price Index, 2006
“New York State Regents Exam: Mathematics Course II,” Ira Ewen, Semra Kiliç-Bahi, Judith Covington, Kaplan, 2000.
“High School Mathematics II: Kaplan Essential Review,” Ira Ewen, Semra Kiliç-Bahi, Judith Covington, Kaplan, 1999.
“On the Berezin Symbol,” Ph.D. Dissertation, 1994.
“The Berezin Symbol and the Multipliers of the Functional Hilbert Spaces,” Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Vol.123, No.12, December 1993.
“Isometries and Almost Isometries on Certain Banach Spaces,” M.Sc. Thesis, 1987.
Grants and Awards
“Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum in a Liberal Arts Setting”, #0633133, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement, Phase I Grant, Principal Investigator
Received a Colleges of Fenway grant to organize and coordinate “Colleges of Fenway Faculty, Mathematics Seminar,” 2002-2003
AWM-National Science Foundation (NSF) -Office of Naval Research Travel Grant, 1994
University of New Hampshire, Teaching and Research Fellowship, 1992
Presentations
"Quantitative Literacy at Colby-Sawyer College," CCLI-PI Poster Presentation, Semra Kilic-Bahi, Joe Carroll, Washington, DC, Summer 2008
"QL Across the Curriculum in a Liberal Arts Setting," Poster presentation, Lavonne Batalden, Semra Kilic-Bahi, and Ben Steele, Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2008
“Art and Science of Secret Communication,” Batalden, LaVonne, and Semra Kilic-Bah, Joint Math Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2008.
“Spreadsheets as a Tool to Implement QL”, American Sociological Association, Joint Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society and the North Central Sociological Association, April 4-7, 2007, Chicago 2007.
"Spreadsheets in Implementing QL," Johnson State College, Semra Kilic-Bahi, Cheryl Coolidge, & Ben Steele, February 2007
"QL Initiative at a Small Liberal Arts College," Semra Kilic-Bahi, Cheryl Coolidge, & Ben Steele, Vassar College, April 2007
“Emphasizing Conceptual Learning in Statistics by Using Technology and Classroom Data,” AMS-MAA Joint Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 2006, Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society, Vol 27, Number 1, Issue 143.
“Ptolemy's Construction of Table of Chords and its Use in Classroom,” AMS-MAA Joint Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005, Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society, Vol 26, Number 1, Issue 139.
“Florence Nightingale's Use of Statistical Diagrams,” AMS-MAA Joint Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2004, Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society, Vol 25, Number 1.
“Trigonometric Functions from a Historical Point of View,” MAA- Northeast Section Meeting, Boston, MA, Fall 2003.
“Measuring Heaven and Earth,” Colleges of Fenway Mathematics Seminar, Emmanuel College, Spring 2003.
“On Trigonometric Functions,” NCTM Central Regional Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 1997.
“On the Berezin Symbol,” Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Workshop for Women Graduate Students, Cincinnati, OH, 1994.
“The Berezin Symbol with Composition Operators,” AMS Meeting, College Station, TX, 1993 (Invited Speaker).
“The Berezin Symbol and the Multipliers of the Functional Hilbert Spaces,” AMS Meeting, Dayton, OH, 1992.
“The Berezin Symbol,” Operator Theory Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 1991.
Workshop/Minicourse Organizer and Presenter
"Quantitative Literacy," a four-day faculty development workshop Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, Summer 2007.
“Visual Display of Quantitative Data”, American Sociological Association Joint Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society and the North Central Sociological Association, Chicago 2007.
“A Tool to Implement Quantitative Literacy: Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum,” Minicourse, AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 5-8, 2007.
“Teaching Statistics with Technology,” a three-day workshop for teachers of grades 7-12, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, 2003.
“The Use of History in Teaching Mathematics and Science,” a three-day workshop for teachers of grades 7-12, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, 2002.
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