Math Department

JCA’s Math Department boasts a team of excellent faculty members eager to share their knowledge and challenge students in their studies.

JCA Math Department’s “Formula for Success”

  • Math Lab designed to provide supplemental tutoring from math teachers
  • Dual Credit courses are offered for college credit
  • Pre-calculus on all levels
  • Statistics for Honors and Upper College curriculum
  • AP Calculus
  • Eighth Grade Math Program is available for accelerated learning

The JCA Student Math Experience

  • Learn the differences in Deductive and Inductive proofs
  • Make a scale model of an object in the school
  • Understand the “whys” of math, not just the “how to”
  • Learn a variety of techniques to solve equations and inequalities
  • Interview a working adult to discover math involved in the “Real World”
  • Prepare for standardized test taking by careful approximation and reasoning
  • Work with “nomials”- monomials, binomials, trinomials and polynomials
  • Variety of learning including fun activities such as the Annual JCA Community Pi Day Celebration

MEET OUR FACULTY

Jeannie Bell, Department Chair holds a Bachelor of Arts in Math with a minor in Spanish from the University of St. Francis. Mrs. Bell received her Certificate in Education (6-12) from the University of St. Francis and was named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

Jan Brill holds a Bachelor of Arts in Math from the College of St. Francis and  Master of Science in Teaching Math from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Mrs. Brill received her Certificate in Education (6-12) from the University of St. Francis.

Frank Golf holds a Bachelor of Arts in Math from Lewis College and a Master of Arts in Math from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Golf received his Certificate in Secondary Education from Lewis College. He was nominated for the University of Chicago Outstanding Teacher Award and was named SFA-DLA-JCHS-JCA Alumnus of the Year. Mr. Golf is a member of the JCA Hall of Fame and received a Teacher Recognition Award from the Give Back to Others Foundation.

Claire Stockl holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Knox College, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Secondary Certification in Physics along with a Math Endorsement from Lewis University. Mrs. Stockl received her Secondary Education Certification in Physics from Lewis University and is the recipient of Lewis University’s Secondary Education / Tech Shining Star Award.


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