Teresinha Fumi Kawasaki

E-Mail: kawasaki@math.utexas.edu
http: //www.ma.utexas.edu/users/kawasaki

Personal Data

Birth: July 7, 1960
Marital Status:Married
Citizenship:Brazilian

Education

Professional Experience

1997-pres: Research Engineering/Science Assistant,
Mathematics Department, University of Texas at Austin.
Duties: develop modules for the teaching of undergraduate mathematics classes using mathematics software such as Maxima, Maple, and Mathematica; construct applications in Java, Tcl/Tk, and C for mathematical education purposes. See part of this work in this site.
1996-1997: Graduate Research Assistant,
Mathematics Department, University of Texas at Austin.
Duties: same as above and assist students in the use of mathematics software.
1994-1996: Teaching Assistant,
Mathematics Department, University of Texas at Austin.
Duties: run discussions sessions for Calculus classes.
1993-1994: Mathematics and Portuguese Tutor,
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for Men, University of Texas at Austin.
1989-1990: Mathematics Teacher for junior high school,
Escola Cooperativa Curumim, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
1985-1986: Mathematics Teacher for junior high school,
EEPG Prof. Adalberto Prado e Silva, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
1984-1985: Mathematics Teacher for junior high school,
EEPG Prof. Benedito Sampaio, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
1983-1984: Data Collector,
Science and Technology State Department of São Paulo State, São Paulo, Brazil.
Duties: collect data on Biotechnology in the State University of Campinas.

Community Service

1983-1984: Director of Cultural Affairs of DCE Unicamp,
(Diretório Central dos Estudantes de Campinas - Students Union of the State University of Campinas), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
1981-1983: President of CAMMECC
(Centro Acadêmico dos Estudantes de Matemática, Estatística e Ciências da Computação -- Students Representative Organ of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Sciences Department), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Computer Experience

Operative Systems: Macintosh OS, UNIX, Linux.
Computer Languages: Java, C, Tcl/Tk, Pascal, Fortran, Maxima, PostScript, TEX, LATEX, and HTML.

Skills

Native speaker of Portuguese, fluent in English, basic communication in Japanese and Spanish.

Personal Interests

Include Brazilian and Latin music, dancing, reading, movies, and cooking.