About

About Hyosang Kang and the teaching and research behind Math Projects.

Math Projects was created by Hyosang (Henry) Kang, a professor of mathematics at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST).

Teaching

I taught mathematics at the University of Michigan from 2005 to 2011 and have taught at DGIST since 2015. I develop project-based lessons in which students use programming, visualization, and mathematical modelling to turn an abstract idea into something they can test and explain.

DGIST 2015–present

  • Engineering Mathematics I
  • Multivariable Calculus
  • Applied Calculus and Differential Equations
  • Linear Algebra and Integrated Engineering Mathematics
  • Introduction to Geometry
  • Topology, Differential Geometry, and Matrix Groups
  • Introduction to Quantum Computing

University of Michigan 2005–2011

  • Data, Functions, and Graphs
  • Calculus I and II
  • Multivariable and Vector Calculus
  • Introduction to Differential Equations

Background

2005

BS in Mathematics
KAIST, with a minor in Biology

2011

PhD in Mathematics
University of Michigan, advised by Lizhen Ji

2011–2015

Researcher
Korea Institute for Advanced Study

2015–present

Faculty member
DGIST; Professor since 2026