Cigole Thomas
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Associations
Mathematics
Hathorn Hall,
About
Cigole Thomas received her PhD in Algebraic Geometry from George Mason University followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Colorado State University. Her research lies at the intersection of algebraic geometry and number theory. In particular, she focuses on dynamics of varieties over finite fields. She is also interested in Mathematics Education and enjoys thinking about how math is taught and learned.
Expertise
Current Courses
Fall Semester 2025
Calculus I
While the word calculus originally meant any method of calculating, it has come to refer more specifically to the fundamental ideas of differentiation and integration that were first developed in the seventeenth century. The subject's early development was intimately connected with understanding rat…