Ralph Tucci
Professor of Mathematics
- Office Location
- 561 Monroe Hall
- Mailing Address
- Loyola University New Orleans
Department of Mathematics
6363 St. Charles Ave.
Campus Box 100
New Orleans, LA 70118 - Direct Phone
- (504) 865-2663
- Fax Number
- (504) 865-2051
- E-mail Address
- tucci@loyno.edu
- Personal Website(s)
- http://www.loyno.edu/~tucci/
Areas of Expertise
Abstract Mathematics
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.Sc., Tulane University; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; B.A., Brown University
Short Bio
After graduating from Brown University in 1970 with a B.A. in Mathematics, Dr. Tucci attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned an M.A. in Mathematics in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1976. In 1977 he moved to New Orleans to take a position as Instructor in the Mathematics Department at the University of New Orleans. In 1982, he attended Tulane University, where he earned a M.Sc. in Computer Science in 1985. He has been on the faculty at Loyola since 1983.
Dr. Tucci's main research focus is in abstract Mathematics. He has been a regular participant in the Tulane Algebra Seminar since 1985, giving at least one talk per semester on his own and others' research. He has also spoken frequently the Southern Regional Algebra Conference, and he helped to organize this conference when it was held at Loyola in 2002.
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Finite Math
- Introduction to Programming I
- Introduction to Programming II
- The Computer Impact
- Visual and Historical Perspectives in Math