Hi, I'm Ted Coskey. I'd like to tell you a bit about who I am. I have a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from the University of California at Berkeley. I have a master's degree in astrophysics from the University of Illinois at Urbana. I have the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in mathematics plus additional course work in math and math education. I received my secondary school teaching certificate from the University of Washington in about 1975 (so I am an alumnus of the UW).

I began teaching at South Seattle Community College in 1974 as a part-time instructor. I was hired as a full-time instructor in 1976 and have been there since. (I guess I like the place.) While there I have taught math from arithmetic through Calculus as well as linear algebra. I created the school's Math Lab. It subsequently grew from one section with twenty students to ten or more sections with nearly three hundred students a quarter. I introduced, developed and helped acquire videotapes for learning math as well as software for computer assisted instruction in math.

Happily for me, I've been allowed to teach astronomy at South as well. I offer AST 100 (Introductory Astronomy) and AST 201 (The Origin of the Universe and Life in Universe-which are two favorite topics of mine). After the birth of my children in 1979 and 1982, I became interested in "The Fate of the Earth." I developed Environmental Science 221 (Nuclear Choices) which looks at nuclear energy, waste and weapons. I've been asked which class is my favorite. I feel that Nuclear Choices is the most important, but I have greatly enjoyed all the classes that I have taught.