Kerry Tarrant

Mathematics for the Biological Sciences

Discussion Times: TTh 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM (0A11), TTH 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM (0A08)
Location: 205 MLH (0A08, 0A11)
Office Location: B20F MLH
Office Hour: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Tuesday.
Syllabus: PDF
Exam Review Sheets:
Books: PreCalculus, 6th edition and Finite Mathematics, 11th edition.
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College Algebra

Time: MTWTh 8:30 AM to 9:20 AM (0083)
Location: 27 MH (0083)
Office Location: B20F MLH
Office Hour: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Tuesday.
Syllabus: PDF
Exam Review Sheets:
Book: Bianconi, R., Farthing, C., Oswald, A., & Poudel, A. (2022). College Algebra Workbook MATH:1005 (Version 5). Department of Mathematics at University of Iowa.
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Engineering Mathematics II: Multivariable Calculus

Discsussion Time: TTh 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM (0003)
Discussion Location: 117 MLH (0003)
Office Location: 261 MacBride Hall (MH)
Office Hour: 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Tuesday. Other times also available by appointment.
Syllabus: PDF
Exam Review Sheets: Practice final (S16) | Practice final (S17)
Book: Stroyan, K.D. (2016). Advanced Calculus using Mathematica: Notebook Edition. Wolfram.
Note: Dr. Nicholas Camacho has compiled his own helpful notes and examples available on his site.

Calculus for the Biological Sciences

Discussion Times: TTh 9:30 AM to 10:20 AM (0091), TTh 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM (0332), TTH 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM (0431)
Discussion Locations: 218 MLH (0091), 210 MLH (0332), 221 MLH (0431)
Office Location: 261 MacBride Hall (MH)
Office Hour: 10:30 AM Tuesday. Other times also available by appointment.
Syllabus: PDF
Exam Review Sheets: Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Final
Book: Greenwell, R., Ritchey, N., & Lial, M. (2014). Calculus for the Life Sciences (2nd Ed.). Pearson.

Mathematical Biology Seminar Organizer

Coordinated deparmental seminar.

Workshop Leader

Notes: Trigonometry Review Notes | Trigonometry Review Worksheet

Workshop Leader

Notes: Factoring Notes | Factoring Worksheet | Special factorization

Mathematical Biology Journal Club Organizer

Developed a biweekly meeting for graduate students to review and discuss work in Mathematical Biology.

Iowa City BrainHack Committee

Drafted the organization's constitution and registered Iowa City BrainHack as student organization with the University of Iowa. Invited speakers and developed workshops that bridge research and analyzing data.

Research Assistant

Learning and Memory lab in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department. As lab manager, I worked directly with institutional review boards and compliance committees. My day-to-day resposibilities included managing undergraduate research personnel, run self-administration experiments, inventory and equipment management.

Sleep lab in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department. As a research assistant, I worked in EEG and EMG data collection of postnatal (P5-P12) rats.

Mathematics Mentor

Mentored undergraduate students. Courses include College Algebra, Calculus I-III. Proctored exams for College Algebra.

Student Technology Fellow

Web Development in Marketing and Communication. Maintained website content, collected and managed web forms, developed informative content, and advertised events on the website and public web calendar.

Doctor of Philosophy [in progress]

Bachelor of Science

Garnett, C., Tarrant, K., & Winter, J. (2020). Edge Turncoat Graphs in the Game of Cops and Robbers: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing.