Kathy Williamson Home

Hello Everyone!

I have always worked in the field of education (from tutoring in High School and College to teaching upon graduation) and I have always loved math!  I did my undergraduate work at UC Davis and my graduate work at CSU Hayward (so if any of my students are interested, feel free to ask me about my experiences at either of those Universities!).

At Davis, I majored in Applied Mathematics and German.  I studied abroad for a year and worked for one summer in Germany.  At CSUH I got my M.S. in Applied Mathematics.

Upon graduation, I taught math at Berkeley High School for a year.  For four years after that I worked at Laney College as the Instructional Assistant in Mathematics.  After getting my Master’s at Hayward, I worked at Laney College, UC Berkeley (Fall Freshman Program) and San Francisco City College as a mathematics instructor.

I was hired at Laney College as a full time mathematics instructor in Spring 2006.  I just received tenure Spring 2010!

This academic year I will be a member of the Learning Assessment Committee and a senator in the Academic Senate for the Math department.  I also participate in our Developmental Math and Calculus course meetings regularly and am working with 2 CTE programs on their math content.

In my free time, I love to hike and I love to travel.  Last summer, I did a big backpacking trip in the Swiss Alps and Iceland!    Here’e me ice climbing in Iceland:

I usually cross country ski in the winter, but there was not enough snow for that this December so I learned how to downhill ski!  If you are looking to learn, it’s pretty sweet right now because there are so few people out there and beginners don’t really know the difference between good and bad snow yet.  If any of my students enjoy the outdoors as I do, feel free to give me suggestions, tell me about your experiences or ask me about mine!

If you would like to contact me, please feel free to email me at kathmatics@yahoo.com or kwilliamson@peralta.edu!

Spring 2012 Class Schedule

• Calculus I: M, W: 10:30-12:45 pm in G-207
• Precalculus: T, TH: 1-3:15 pm in F-203
• CCSF Statistics (Math 80): T,TH: 6:30 – 8:30 pm in Room 230 (CCSF Mission Campus)

Spring 2012 Office Hours

• Monday: 1-2 pm in G-201 (The Math Lab)*
• Wednesday:9:30 – 10:30 am in G-201 (The Math Lab)*
• Thursday: 12 – 1 pm in G-201 (The Math Lab)*
• For CCSF: My official office hours will be TH: 6:00-6:30 in the LAC (4th floor of the library on the Mission campus), but you can make an appointment with me close to my teaching hours (see above) by emailing me

* When the math lab is really busy, we might go into G-203, if it is available.  Ask at the counter if you don’t see me.

Math Help!

 

• Math Lab – Laney Campus, room G-201.  Open M-TH 9am – 7 pm
• LAC – CCSF Mission Campus, 4th floor of the Library
• Online Video Lectures: http://www.khanacademy.org/ or search youtube.com