Carolyn Yackel is an American mathematician who has been Professor of Mathematics at
Mercer University
Mercer University is a private research university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the state and enrolls more than 9,000 s ...
in
Macon, Georgia since 2001. From 1998 to 2001 she was
Max Zorn
Max August Zorn (; June 6, 1906 – March 9, 1993) was a German mathematician. He was an algebraist, group theorist, and numerical analyst. He is best known for Zorn's lemma, a method used in set theory that is applicable to a wide range of ...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at
Indiana University
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Campuses
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.
Yackel's mother,
Erna Beth Yackel, was a mathematics educator on the faculty at
Purdue University Northwest
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a public university with two campuses in Northwest Indiana, one in Hammond and another in Westville. It is part of the Purdue University system and offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree p ...
. Originally trained as a
commutative algebra
Commutative algebra, first known as ideal theory, is the branch of algebra that studies commutative rings, their ideals, and modules over such rings. Both algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory build on commutative algebra. Prom ...
ist, her current interests center on
mathematics education
In contemporary education, mathematics education, known in Europe as the didactics or pedagogy of mathematics – is the practice of teaching, learning and carrying out scholarly research into the transfer of mathematical knowledge.
Although re ...
and
mathematics in art, particularly as applied to
fiber art
Fiber art (fibre art in British spelling) refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as ...
.
[Mathematical Art Galleries: Carolyn Yackel]
Bridges Conference, Joint Mathematics Meetings She specializes in the realization of geometric and topological structures through
quilting
Quilting is the term given to the process of joining a minimum of three layers of fabric together either through stitching manually using a needle and thread, or mechanically with a sewing machine or specialised longarm quilting system. ...
,
cross-stitching,
crocheting
Crochet (; ) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. The name is derived from the French term ''crochet'', meaning 'hook'. Hooks can be made from a variety of m ...
,
knitting, and
embroidery
Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen ...
.
She is on the Board of the
Gathering 4 Gardner
Gathering 4 Gardner (G4G) is an educational foundation and non-profit corporation (Gathering 4 Gardner, Inc.) devoted to preserving the legacy and spirit of prolific writer Martin Gardner. G4G organizes conferences where people who have been inspi ...
and also has a long association with The
Bridges Conference.
Early life and career
Yackel was born in
West Lafayette, Indiana
West Lafayette () is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister cit ...
.
She received her S.B. in mathematics from the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...
(1992) and her M.S. in mathematics from the
University of Michigan
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(1994). She completed her PhD with the dissertation “Asymptotic Behavior of Annihilator Lengths in Certain Quotient Rings” under
Melvin Hochster
Melvin Hochster (born August 2, 1943) is an American mathematician working in commutative algebra. He is currently the Jack E. McLaughlin Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan.
Education
Hochster attend ...
at the University of Michigan (1998).
Combining her interests in mathematics, quilting and knitting she is one of 24 mathematicians and artists who make up the
Mathemalchemy
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Mathemalchemy’s Team
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Books
* ''Proceedings of Bridges 2020: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture'', edited by Carolyn Yackel, Robert Bosch, Eve Torrence, and Kristof Fenyvesi, Tessellations Publishing, Phoenix, AZ 2020.
* ''Figuring Fibers'', edited by belcastro, s-m and Yackel, C. A.. Providence, RI: American Mathematics Society, 2018.
* ''Crafting by Concepts: fiber arts and mathematics'', edited by belcastro, s-m and Yackel, C. A., Natick, MA: AK Peters, 2011.[
]
Selected papers
* Taalman, L. and Yackel, C. A. “Wallpaper Patterns for Lattice Designs” In ''Proceedings of Bridges 2020: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture'', 223–230, Tessellations Publishing, Phoenix, AZ 2020.
* Yackel, C. A. “Rhombic Triacontahedron” In ''Illustrating Mathematics'', 26–27. American Mathematics Society, 2020.
* Yackel, C. A. “Treating Templeton Squares Like Truchet Tiles” In ''Figuring Fibers'', Providence, RI: AMS, 2018.
* Yackel, C. “Report: The 2015 Joint Mathematics Meetings exhibition of mathematical art” ''Journal of Mathematics and the Arts
The ''Journal of Mathematics and the Arts'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that deals with relationship between mathematics and the arts.
The journal was established in 2007 and is published by Taylor & Francis. The editor-in-chief ...
''. 10(1–4) (2016) 9–13.
* Yackel, C. “Teaching Temari: Geometrically Embroidered Spheres in the Classroom” In ''Proceedings of the 2012 Bridges Towson Conference'', 563–566. Tessellations Publishing, Phoenix, AZ, USA. 2012.
* Yackel, C. A. “In Pursuit of Dancing Squares” ''Math Horizons
''Math Horizons'' is a magazine aimed at undergraduates interested in mathematics, published by the Mathematical Association of America. It publishes expository articles about "beautiful mathematics" as well as articles about the culture of mathem ...
'' September 2011, 19.
* Yackel, C. A. with belcastro, s-m. “Spherical Symmetries of Temari” In ''Crafting by Concepts'', 151–185. AK Peters, 2011.
* Shepherd, M. with belcastro, s-m and Yackel, C. A. “Group Actions in Cross-stitch” In ''Crafting by Concepts'', 151–185. AK Peters, 2011.
References
External links
Carolyn Yackel's Home page
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American women mathematicians
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Living people
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People from West Lafayette, Indiana
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