Betty Weiss

First Year Experience: MATH 903, 106, 12

Academic & Math Community Service

I have been at West Valley since 1994. I have served on the Curriculum Committee and Scholarship Committee, and as a faculty advisor for the Women in Math Club and the Anime and Gaming Club. I serve as the Secretary on the Board of the Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Association. I am a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, the California Mathematics Council of Community Colleges and the Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Association.

Education

B.S. Pure Mathematics with Honors, 1985
Carnegie Mellon University

M.S. Mathematics, 1987
New York University

Further graduate study in math and math education at UCLA, CSULA, Portland State U, Montana State U

Teaching Experience

Before joining the faculty at West Valley College, I was a tenured math instructor at Pasadena City College.

I have also taught part-time at Santa Clara University, New York University, and Santa Monica College.

Languages Spoken

English, some Spanish, working on chiShona (Zimbabwe)

Hobbies

My favorite things to do other than teaching are playing music, taking workshops from teachers from Zimbabwe, traveling with my husband, taking our two dogs on adventures, going to live shows (music and theater), reading fiction, and cooking.

First Year at West Valley College

1994 (1 semester part-time before being hired full-time)