Education
PhD, Texas Tech University
MS, Texas Tech University
BS, Texas Tech University
MS, Texas Tech University
Biography
Erik Packard, PhD, teaches most mathematics classes and often the sophomore statistics class. Whenever possible, he teaches so that he focuses on mechanics in a way that calls on the students' intuition so they have more of a feel for what they are doing. Packard's doctorate was in analysis. His research area tends to be in number theory. He is a mountain climber and has climbed almost 1,400 peaks in Colorado.