L. Christine Kinsey facts for kids
Laura Christine Kinsey is an American mathematician. She studies a special area of math called topology. Topology is all about the properties of shapes and spaces that stay the same even when you stretch or bend them. Think of it like how a donut and a coffee cup are similar in topology because they both have one hole!
Laura Kinsey is also a professor of mathematics at Canisius College. This means she teaches math to college students.
Her Journey in Math
Laura Kinsey studied math at the University of Maryland, College Park. She finished her first degree with honors in 1975.
She then continued her studies there to earn a Ph.D. A Ph.D. is a very high degree you can get in a subject, like becoming an expert. She earned her Ph.D. in 1984. For her Ph.D., she wrote a long research paper about shapes and spaces.
Sharing Math Knowledge
Laura Kinsey has written several math textbooks. These books help students learn about different parts of mathematics.
Some of her books include:
- Topology of Surfaces (1993) – This book teaches about the topology of surfaces, like the outside of a ball or a donut.
- Symmetry, Shape, and Space: An Introduction to Mathematics through Geometry (2002) – She wrote this book with Teresa Moore. It helps introduce math using geometry, which is the study of shapes, sizes, and positions.
- Geometry and Symmetry (2010) – This book was also written with Teresa Moore and Efstratios Prassidis. It explores geometry and symmetry, which is when something looks the same after you turn or flip it.
