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Math provides the foundation of many of the top careers in business, finance, engineering, science and more. If you enjoy deciphering equations and putting your problem-solving skills to the test, mathematics may be a good starting point. Because math is essential to many fields of study, it is also a general education requirement that all degree-seeking students must complete.

Whether you struggle or are a whiz in math, we meet you where you are, including if you placed into a developmental math class. For information on how you can improve your skills, especially if it’s been awhile since you took a math class, check out the Resources for Students available on this page. Here you’ll find support in math labs, tutoring and our Math FIRS3T redesign program, which provides both self-paced and guided developmental math materials to speed up your studies and increase your proficiency.


Majors

Prepare for transfer to a four-year institution majoring in mathematics or other subjects requiring a strong math background. Develop analytic skills, computer- based problem solving ability and the use of mathematical reasoning to further the scientific method.  

Learn more about majoring in Mathematics.


Faculty and Staff

Full-time Faculty

Jennifer Birdsell
410-777-2562
jlbirdsell@aacc.edu 

Abigail M. Brackins, Ph.D.
410-777-2559
ambrackins@aacc.edu 

Frederick D. Chapple Jr.
410-777-2556
fdchapple@aacc.edu

Sybille R. Clayton
410-777-2565
sclayton1@aacc.edu

Marci H. Collins-Stewart
410-777-2590
mhcollins@aacc.edu

Angela V Desai, Ph.D.
410-777-1286
avdesai@aacc.edu

Jeffrey Feuer, Ph.D. - Chair
410-777-2586
jfeuer@aacc.edu 

Susan Ficken, Ph.D.
410-777-2563
sficken@aacc.edu

Mary O. Kassebaum, Ph.D.
410-777-2485  
mokassebaum@aacc.edu

Monica Leid
410-777-2584
mmleid@aacc.edu

Thao-Nhi Luu
410-777-2557
tluu@aacc.edu 

James P. Messenger     
410-777-1804    
jpmessenger@aacc.edu

Stacey O. Nicholls, Ph.D.
410-777-2569    
sonicholls@aacc.edu 

Jessica O'Leary
410-777-1264
joleary1@aacc.edu

Beth A. O'Reilly
410-777-1867    
boreilly@aacc.edu

Heather M. Riordan
410-777-2184 
hmriordan@aacc.edu

Lindsay Roark
410-777-2029
lrroark@aacc.edu 

Tracy M. Sorrells 
410-777-2575
tmsorrells@aacc.edu

Melissa B. Spurlock
410-777-2506    
mbspurlock@aacc.edu

Robyn A. Toman
410-777-2588    
ratoman@aacc.edu

Michael F. Wright
410-777-2558    
mfwright@aacc.edu

Part-time Faculty

Naeem Ahmad
nahmad1@aacc.edu 

Arnel Anog
aanog@aacc.edu 

Paul Arnold
pearnold@aacc.edu 

Linda Barker
lsbarker1@aacc.edu 

Eric Bitoude
edbitoude@aacc.edu 

Dare Brown
rdbrown1@aacc.edu 

Ronnie Brown
rlbrown20@aacc.edu 

Nathan Bruchey
nrbruchey@aacc.edu 

Ronald Burthe
rjburthe@aacc.edu 

David Caruthers
dwcaruthers@aacc.edu 

Lynne Clark
lclark4@aacc.edu 

Rodney Clark
rdclark@aacc.edu 

Dereck Cyrus
dcyrus2@aacc.edu 

Ryan Fescina
rmfescina@aacc.edu 

John Foulkes
jbfoulkes@aacc.edu 

Jaime Fox
jmfox2@aacc.edu

Kevin Gast
krgast@aacc.edu

Amy Germain
amgermain@aacc.edu

Ruth Goldstraw
rfgoldstraw@aacc.edu 

Raechel Griffin
rlgriffin3@aacc.edu

James Hall
jhall12@aacc.edu

Tamara Harris
tlharris4@aacc.edu 

Betty Henderson
bwhenderson@aacc.edu 

Debra Hensgen
dahensgen@aacc.edu

Ron Herzfeld
rherzfeld@aacc.edu

Lisa Jackson
ljackson24@aacc.edu

Alan Kasmer
afkasmer@aacc.edu 

Sadaf Khurshid
skhurshid@aacc.edu

Rebecca Kirvan
rjkirvan@aacc.edu 

Beqir Krasniqi
bkrasniqi@aacc.edu

Si Le
scle@aacc.edu 

Rebecca Lowe
relowe@aacc.edu

Kevin McCoy
kjmccoy@aacc.edu

Nancie Moebius
namoebius@aacc.edu

Tim Myers
timyers@aacc.edu

Ken Nwocha
knnwocha@aacc.edu 

Farhanna Nyamekye-Frazier
fnyamekyefrazie@aacc.edu

Barbara Priestman
bapriestman@aacc.edu

Brian Ray
bdray1@aacc.edu 

Casey Rayburg
cmrayburg@aacc.edu 

Michael Risha
mprisha@aacc.edu

Donna Schafer
dsschafer@aacc.edu

Alvin Sears
adsears1@aacc.edu 

Eric Sullivan
ecsullivan2@aacc.edu

Dan Symancyk
dfsymancyk@aacc.edu 

Kevin Tolliver
kptolliver@aacc.edu 

Mara Whiteman
mawhiteman@aacc.edu 

Linda Wieder
ljwieder@aacc.edu 

Office Staff

Linda Birner
Math program technician
lbirner@aacc.edu 

Christina Songy
Mathematics support coordinator
cmsongy@aacc.edu 


Resources for Students

Developmental Math

If you placed into a developmental math course, you should begin developmental math requirements in your first term and continue in your required sequence until your college-level math is complete.

You have the option to retake the math Accuplacer test if you first complete a structured review. However, once you have taken a developmental math class, you cannot retake the Accuplacer test. You will need to complete the developmental requirements before progressing to college credit math classes. Accuplacer retesting information can be found at an AACC Testing Center.

Talk to an advisor about your options, including accelerated options, which are recommended strongly for eligible students. You may want to consider AACC’s Math FIRST program as well.

Learn more about developmental math pathways.

Math Tutoring

Get additional help from math tutors on the Arnold campus and at AACC at Arundel Mills.

Learn more about tutoring resources.

Math FIRST in Developmental Math

An alternative approach for developmental math students, AACC’s Math FIRST program is available for three developmental math courses: Quantitative Foundations (MAT-034), Foundations of College Algebra (MAT-036) and Introduction to College Algebra (MAT-037).

How you benefit as a student in the Math FIRST redesign program:

  • Technology is used to enhance instruction, meet individual student needs and establish a positive learning culture in the classroom.
  • Class meetings are scheduled in computer classrooms or computer labs with your instructor and classmates.
  • Note-taking guides aid students in organizational skills and in learning mathematics.
  • Retakes are allowed on all assessments until course learning objectives are mastered.
  • Individual student needs are met through a flexible pacing schedule that allows for acceleration through the course material.

Student support outside of class is available in the Math FIRST labs in Careers Center Room 190 on the Arnold campus and in Room 311 in AACC at Arundel Mills.


Questions?

We’re here to help.

School of Liberal Arts
Mathematics

Department Office

410-777-2360

Arthur Cimiluca
Assistant Dean