Brett A. Sims
Professor
Mathematics
EMAIL: bsims@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-599
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 220-1354
Expertise
Mathematical Electrophysiology, Applied Mathematics
Degrees
- M.S. Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA,1993
- Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, The State University of New York at Stony Brook,2002
Courses Taught
- This course is a combination of arithmetic and elementary algebra. It includes the arithmetic of integers, fractions, decimals, and percent. In addition, such topics as signed numbers, algebraic representation, operations with polynomials, factoring, the solution of simultaneous linear equations of two variables, and graphing are covered.
Students who passed MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51, MAT 56, MAT 160, MAT 161, MAT 56.5, MAT 150.5 cannot take MAT 161.5.
Course Syllabus - This course is the first algebra course offered at the College. It includes such topics as algebraic representation, signed numbers, operations with polynomials, factoring, the solution of linear equations, the coordinate system, the solution of simultaneous linear equations of two variables, and graphing. This course is designed to prepare students for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test required for transfer to the upper division of CUNY, as well as for more advanced math courses. If a student passes MAT 12, the student should not register for MAT 51, since MAT 12 combines MAT 8 and MAT 51.
Students who passed MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51, MAT 56, MAT 160, MAT 161, MAT 56.5, MAT 150.5 cannot take MAT 161.5.
Course Syllabus - The course aims to teach students how to think competently about quantitative information. Students learn how to take real world problems, translate them into mathematics, and solve them. Topics include thinking critically, numbers in the real world, financial management, statistical reasoning, probability, and mathematical modeling.
Students who passed MAT 12, MAT 14, MAT 41, MAT 51, MAT 56, MAT 160, MAT 161, MAT 56.5, MAT 150.5 cannot take MAT 161.5.
Course Syllabus - This course covers basic algebraic and trigonometric skills, algebraic equations, and functions. Topics include: mathematical induction, complex numbers, and the binomial theorem.
Prerequisite: MAT 56 or MAT 56.5
Course Syllabus - This is an integrated course in analytic geometry and calculus, applied to functions of a single variable. It covers a study of rectangular coordinates in the plane, equations of conic sections, functions, limits, continuity, related rates, differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, Rolle's Theorem, the Mean Value Theorem, maxima and minima, and integration.
Prerequisite: MAT 206 or MAT 206.5
Course Syllabus
Research and Projects
Publications
- Magnetic Field Profiles Generated by a Solitary Propagating Action Potential via Hodgkin-Huxley Type Membrane Dynamics,Journal of Mathematical Sciences & Mathematics Education, Vol. 3 No. 2: 1 – 13 (2008)
- Computational Results of an Ion Flux Model (with H. Smith and T. Scott),Proc. Intellectbase International Consortium. Vol. 3. 27 – 33 (2008)
- A Computation of the Total Electrostatic Potential of The Tryptophan Protein In The Gramicidin Channel Side-Chain (with R. Thomas),Journal of Applied Global Research, Vol. 1, 1: 1 – 4 (2007)
- A Least Action Principle Analysis of Cardiac Pulse Propagation (with B. Bradley and J. Bass),Proc. Intellectbase International Consortium. Vol. 3. 2 – 6 (2008)
- An Anthropomorphic Perspective In Homology Theory,Journal of Applied Global Research. Vol 4, 10: 28 – 40 (2011)
- A Development on Molecular-Level Time and Voltage Dependent Ion Flux Models (with A.R. Munajj, A.W. Munajj, and E. Urena),Journal of Applied Global Research, vol. 5, 12: 1 – 12 (2012)
