Dr. Kyong-Hee Melody Lee
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Mathematical Sciences Department
Contact
- kmlee1@usi.edu
- Science Center, 3263
- 812-465-1273
Bio
About me
- Moved to USA from South Korea in 1978
- Joined USI in 2007
- I love reading the Bible, gardening, and spending time with my dog (a long hair miniature dachshund – She is very intelligent, cute, friendly, loving, funny, extremely well trained,…, a perfect dog :)).
Quotes to share
- “An Eye for an Eye leaves the Whole World Blind” - Gandhi
- "Every truly great accomplishment is at first impossible." - Chinese fortune cookie
- "One extends one's limits only by exceeding them." - Chinese fortune cookie
- "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" Winston Churchill
- "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein
Education
- Ed.D., Mathematics Education, Columbia University, 1997
- M.S., Mathematics Education, Columbia University, 1991
- B.A., Mathematics, New York University, 1985
Research Interests
- Effective course design that promotes student success
- Active and Lifelong Learning
- Mathematics teacher training
- Mathematics curriculum and assessment
- History of mathematics, science, and technology
Courses
- MATH 103, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
- MATH 106, Introductory Mathematical Concepts for Teachers
- MATH 111, College Algebra
- MATH 202, Mathematics Concepts for Preschool through Primary Teachers
- MATH 203, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
- MATH 206, Mathematics Concepts for Elementary, Junior High, and Middle School Teachers
- MATH 215, Survey of Calculus
- MATH 226, Introductory Concepts in Geometry and Measurement for Elementary, Junior High, and Middle School Teachers
- MATH 392, The Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics
- MATH 492, History of Mathematics