Faculty Profile
Jennifer Schaefer
(she/her/hers)Professor of Mathematics (2008)
Contact Information
Tome Scientific Building Room 236
717-245-1402
Bio
Jennifer Schaefer is a theoretical mathematician whose research interests include the areas of symmetric spaces of finite groups and applications of group theory and number theory. Schaefer’s scholarship also explores pedagogical topics, such as writing in the discipline and first-year seminars. Her most recent book project, Mathematical Themes in a First-Year Seminar, is a co-edited, contributed volume of over 30 chapters describing first-year seminars with mathematical themes taught at different institutions. She and her collaborators hope this book serves as a resource for other mathematics faculty tasked with teaching a first-year seminar.
Education
- B.S., University of North Dakota, 2003
- M.S., University of Iowa, 2004
- Ph.D., 2008
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall 2025
MATH 171 Multivariable Calculus
Multivariable calculus including parametric and polar equations, vectors, three-dimensional analytic geometry, vector-valued functions, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, and multiple integrals. Additional topics if time permits.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 170 or departmental placement. Offered every semester.
MATH 550 Independent Research