Director of Quantitative Reasoning and Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
Eric Gaze directs the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) program in the Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching (BCLT) at Bowdoin College and is a Senior Lecturer in the Mathematics Department. He is the past President of the National Numeracy Network (NNN 2013 – 2019) and past chair of the BCLT (2015-2019). In addition to giving talks and leading workshops on QR course development and assessment, Eric participates on review teams of academic support programs. is the author of a QR textbook published with Pearson, Thinking Quantitatively: Communicating with Numbers 3rd edition (2023), with associated blog: https://thinkingquantitatively.wordpress.com/ and was the Principal Investigator for an NSF TUES Type I grant (2012-14),Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning Assessment(QLRA) DUE 1140562. Prior to coming to Bowdoin, Eric led the development of a Masters in Numeracy program for K-12 teachers at Alfred University as an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Education.
Research Interests: Quantitative Reasoning Curriculum and Assessment, K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Development, Teaching and Learning Theory, Computation and Complexity Science, Data Analytics Curriculum Development
Teaching Interests: Quantitative Reasoning, Introductory Microeconomics, Data Driven Societies, Problem Solving, Excel, R, Python
Gaze, Eric (2023) “Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average.” The Conversation; May 8, 2023
Gaze, Eric (2023)Thinking Quantitatively: Communicating with Numbers 3rd edition, New editionTextbook e-course, Pearson Publishing: Boston, MA. January 2023
Gaze, Eric (2022) Quantitative Confidence: Rhetorical Number Skills for the 21st Century, In Preparation
Gaze, Eric; Richardson, Connie (2019) “Content Trends in QR Courses” Book Chapter, Emerging Issues in Mathematics Pathways, Dana Center Monograph, February 2019
Gaze, Eric (2019) “Thinking Quantitatively: Creating and Teaching a QR Course” Book Chapter, Shifting Contexts, Stable Core: Advancing QL in Higher Education, Mathematical Association of America, Luke Tunstall, Gizem Kiraali, Victor Piercey Editors, February 2019
Gaze, Eric (2019) Thinking Quantitatively: Communicating with Numbers 2nd edition, New editionTextbook e-course, Pearson Publishing: Boston, MA. January 2019
Gaze, Eric (2016) Thinking Quantitatively: Communicating with Numbers, UpdateTextbook e-course, Pearson Publishing: Boston, MA. October 2016
Gaze, Eric; and Gaze, Joseph (2016) "On the Even Distribution of Primes Mod P (And Why This is Not a Proof of the Goldbach Conjecture)," The Mathematical Intelligencer: 38(1), 14-21
Gaze, Eric (2015) “Addressing the Skills Gap for Students and Young Adults”; Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine, July 2015 Available at: http://diverseeducation.com/article/76145/
Gaze, Eric (2015) Thinking Quantitatively: Communicating with Numbers, Textbook e-course, Pearson Publishing: Boston, MA. January 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0133949902
ISBN-10: 0133949907
Nuhfer, Ed; Gaze, Eric (2014) “Benefits of Assessing Citizen Literacy in Science and Quantitative Reasoning”; The National Teaching and Learning Forum: Vol. 24, No. 1, P. 8, 2014
Gaze, Eric C.; Montgomery, Aaron; Kilic-Bahi, Semra; Leoni, Deann; Misener, Linda; and Taylor, Corrine (2014) "Towards Developing a Quantitative Literacy/Reasoning Assessment Instrument,"; Numeracy: Vol. 7: Iss. 2, Article 4. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.7.2.4 Available at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol7/iss2/art4
Gaze, Eric (2014), “Teaching Quantitative Reasoning: A Better Context for Algebra”, Numeracy: Vol. 7: Issue 1, Article 1 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.7.1.1 Available at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol7/iss1/art1
Gaze, Eric (2013) “Course Collaboration Models” Book Chapter, Quantitative and Mathematics Support Centers Handbook, Mathematical Association of America
Gaze, Eric (2012) “Review of Math for Life: Crucial Ideas You Didn’t Learn in School”, Numeracy: Vol. 5: Issue 2, Article 7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.5.2.7 Available at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol5/iss2/art7
Gaze, Eric (2009) “Review of Super Crunchers Why Thinking by Numbers is the New Way to be Smart”, Numeracy: Vol. 2: Issue 2, Article 8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.2.2.8 Available at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol2/iss2/art8
Gaze, Eric (2008) “Dependency Ratios: Social Security and the Celtic Tiger”,SIGMAA-QL Newsletter, October, p. 3
Gaze, Eric (2008) “Confronting Our Broken Math System”, Op-Ed, Providence Journal, May 2, 2008
Gaze, Eric (2005)“An Excel-lent Approach to Functions”, Mathematics Teachers' Journal: NY State, Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 48-50
Gaze, Eric (2005) “Manipulating the Gradient”, PRIMUS: Vol. XV, No. 2, pp. 109-116.
Arzt, J., Gaze, Eric (2004) “The Arzt Algorithm and Other Divisibility Tests for 7”, Mathematics and Computer Education: Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 11-15
Rhetorical Numbers: Using Quantitative Evidence to Tell a Story, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, March 21-23, 2019
Spreadsheets for Quantitative Reasoning; International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics (ICTCM), Scottsdale, AZ, March 15-17, 2019
Faculty seminar: “Integrating QR and Photography: Helping Geoffrey Canada Scholars See Math and Solve a Picture.”, Bowdoin College with Mike Kolster, February 26, 2018
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success; KMATYC, KY Math Assoc. Of Two Year Colleges, Berea, KY February 22-24, 2018
Spreadsheets for Quantitative Reasoning; AMATYC, American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges, Orlando, FL November 16-18, 2018
QR A Program for Student Success; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, August 22-24, 2018
QR A Program for Student Success; Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach, VA, July 29, 2018
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success; Northern Virginia Math Meeting Arlington, VA April 5-7, 2019
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success; Texas Math Meeting Austin, TX February 16, 2018
Spreadsheets for Quantitative Reasoning: An Excel-lent Way to Engage Students; International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics (ICTCM), Washington, DC, March 15-17, 2018
Quantitative Reasoning: A Program for Student Success, VMATYC, Williamsburg, VA October 26-27, 2017
Quantitative Reasoning: A Program for Student Success, MichMATYC, Muskegon, MI October 20-21, 2017
Keynote Address: Demystifying Data: Informed Decision-Making in the 21st Century; Pearson Product Development Forum Long Branch, NJ June 19-21, 2017
QR A Program for Student Success; New Jersey City University Newark, NJ June 5-6, 2017
Keynote Address: QR for Informed Decision Making in the 21st Century; Virginia Math Initiative Richmond, VA, June 2-3, 2017
Spreadsheets for Quantitative Reasoning: An Excel-lent Way to Engage Students; International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics (ICTCM), Chicago, IL, March 10-12, 2017
Invited Address: QR for Informed Decision Making in the 21st Century; Board of Trustees Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME February 10, 2017
Invited Address: Thinking Quantitatively: Teaching and Assessing a QR Course; Joint Mathematics Meetings Atlanta , GA January 6-8, 2017
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success; Virginia Math Meeting Richmond, VA December 1-2, 2016
Invited Address: QR A Program for Student Success; Complete College America National Convening San Francisco, CA November 9-11, 2016
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success; Indiana Math Initiative, Indianapolis, IN September 26-27, 2016
Thinking Quantitatively: Communicating with Numbers; Focus Group; American Math Association of Two Year Colleges Denver, CO November 17-19, 2016
Invited Address:QR for Informed Decision Making in the 21st Century; Belmont University Nashville, TN October 27-28, 2016
QR A Program for Student Success; New Jersey City University Newark, NJ October 13-14, 2016
Invited Address:QR for Informed Decision Making in the 21st Century; Beneath the Pines Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME September 16, 2016
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success; CSU Symposium on Core Competencies; San Jose, CA April 21-23, 2016
Invited Address:Thinking Quantitatively: Teaching and Assessing a QR Course; Western Association of Schools and Colleges Skype (Los Angeles, CA) April 6, 2016
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success Ohio Math Initiative (OMI), Columbus, OH March 13-14, 2016
Spreadsheets for Quantitative Reasoning: An Excel-lent Way to Engage Students, International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics (ICTCM), Atlanta, GA March 10-12, 2016
QR A Program for Student Success, Ripon College Ripon, WI March 23-26, 2016
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success, Metro Community College STEM Summit Kansas City, MO March 16-17, 2016
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success, Arkansas Math Meeting, Fayetteville, AR March 4, 2016
QR A Program for Student Success, Mount Holyoke College Faculty Retreat, South Hadley, MA January 14, 2016
Quantitative Reasoning for Higher Education: What does the Research Say?, AACU Crossing Boundaries: Transforming STEM Education Conference, Seattle, WA November 12-15, 2015
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success, Kentucky Pioneers Meeting, Bowling Green, KY October 23, 2015
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success, Ohio Math Conference Columbus & Cleveland, OH June 10-12, 2015
QR A Program for Student Success, NC Math and Stats Meeting, Raleigh-Durham, NC March 26-27, 2015
Keynote address:Computation, Complexity and QR: A Mathematics Curriculum for the 21stCentury ICTCM International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics, Las Vegas, NV March 12-14, 2015
Keynote Address: QR A Program for Student Success, Windy City Math and Stats Meeting, Chicago, IL February 19-20, 2015
QR A Program for Student Success, Association of Math at Two Year Colleges (AMATYC) Conference Nashville, TN November 13-15, 2015
Excel and QR, ICTCM San Antonio, TX March 21, 2014
QR Assessment, Williams College Seminar February 10, 2014
Mathematics in Real Life, TX Community College Teachers Association, San Antonio, TX February 7-9, 2014
Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion: Finding the Right Grant, Joint Math Meetings, Baltimore, MD January 16, 2014
Thinking Quantitatively: A Program for Student Success, Pearson Focus Group, Joint Math Meetings, Baltimore, MD January 16, 2014
Projects in a QR Course, Joint Math Meetings, Baltimore, MD January 15, 2014
Results From an NSF TUES QR Assessment Project, Joint Math Meetings, Baltimore, MD January 15, 2014
QR and Modeling, QR and Math Modeling Workshop, Psychology of Math Education in North America Conference Chicago, IL November 14-17, 2013
QR Across the Curriculum: From Assignments to Assessment, Western Association of Schools and Colleges Retreat on Core Competencies, Cal Poly Pomona, CA October 24-25, 2013
Teaching a QR Course: From Spreadsheets to Quantitative Literacy, Pearson Innovations, Indianapolis, IN October 11-12, 2013
QR: A Program for Student Success, New Mathways Project QR Course Development, Dana Center UT Austin, TX September 23-25, 2013
QR Course Development Faculty WorkshopLeader, North Carolina Community College System, Blowing Rock, NC July 14-17, 2013
QR Course Development Faculty Workshop Leader, Ivy Tech Community Colleges, Indianapolis, IN June 2-6, 2013
Spreadsheets for QR: An Excellent Way to Engage Students with Mathematics, International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics, Boston, MA, March 2013
Quantitative Reasoning: A Program for Student Success, Lewis and Clark/Willamette Colleges, Portland, OR; March 2013
Making Quantitative Reasoning Count, AACU Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 2013
Faculty Workshop: Rhetorical Numbers, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA, March 21-23, 2019
Workshop Leader, Modeling with Excel, International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics (ICTCM), Scottsdale, AZ, March 15-17, 2019
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Northern Virginia Math Meeting Arlington, VA April 5-7, 2018
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, August 22-24, 2018
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach, VA, July 29, 2018
Workshop Leader, Spreadsheets for QR, International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics (ICTCM), Washington, DC, March 15-17, 2018
Corporate Workshop (full day): Working with Data, Pearson Product Development Forum Long Branch, NJ June 19-21, 2017
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, New Jersey City University Newark, NJ June 5-6, 2017
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Virginia Math Initiative Richmond, VA, June 2-3, 2017
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Belmont University Nashville, TN October 27-28, 2016
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, New Jersey City University Newark, NJ October 13-14, 2016
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Indiana Math Initiative, Indianapolis, IN September 26-27, 2016
Faculty Workshop (2 day): QR and General Education Course Redesign, Ripon College Ripon, WI March 23-26, 2016
Faculty Workshop: Teaching QR, Metro Community College STEM Summit Kansas City, MO March 16-17, 2016
Faculty Workshop (full day): Teaching QR, Ohio Math Initiative (OMI), Columbus, OH March 13-14, 2016
Faculty Workshop: Teaching QR, Arkansas Math Meeting, Fayetteville, AR March 4, 2016
Faculty Workshop: Teaching QR, Mount Holyoke College Faculty Retreat, South Hadley, MA January 14, 2016
Faculty Workshop (2 day): QR Across the Curriculum, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) Lima, Peru, November 19-21, 2015
Faculty Workshop: Quantitative Reasoning Supporting STEM Success: Changing your Campus Culture and Curriculum, AACU Crossing Boundaries: Transforming STEM Education Conference, Seattle, WA November 12-15, 2015
Faculty Workshop: Teaching QR, Kentucky Pioneers Meeting, Bowling Green, KY October 23, 2015
Faculty Workshop (full day): Thinking Quantitatively, Lake Michigan College Brunswick, ME June 26, 2015
Faculty Workshop (2 day): QR and Modeling, Oberlin College Oberlin, OH June 14-17, 2015
Faculty Workshop (full day): QR Across the Curriculum West Chester University West Chester, PA April 16-17, 2015 Faculty Workshop
Workshop leader: QR A Program for Student Success, Emerald City Math Forum Seattle, WA April 9-10, 2015
Workshop Leader, AACU-PKAL STEM Conference QR and Data Workshop, Atlanta, GA November 6-8, 2014
Mentor and Team Leader, WSCUC Retreat on Core Competencies, Cal-Poly Pomona, CA October 1-3, 2014
Workshop Leader, Holy Cross College QR Faculty Development, Worcester, MA June 9-10, 2014
Workshop Leader, Arkansas Community Colleges QR Course Development, Little Rock, AR May 20-21, 2014
Workshop Leader, Central Piedmont Community Colleges QR Course Development, Raleigh, NC April 9-11, 2014
Workshop Leader, QR and Math Modeling Workshop, Psychology of Math Education in North America Conference Chicago, IL November 14-17, 2013
Workshop Leader, AACU-PKAL STEM Conference, San Diego, CA October 30 – Nov 2, 2013
Mentor and Team Leader, WASC Retreat on Core Competencies, Cal-Poly Pomona, CA October 26-28, 2013
Workshop Leader, QR Course Development Faculty Workshop, North Carolina Community College System, Blowing Rock, NC July 14-17, 2013
Workshop Leader, QR Course Development Faculty Workshop, Ivy Tech Community Colleges, Indianapolis, IN June 2-6, 2013
Education
PhD, Mathematics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
MS, Mathematics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
