Brent Thomas
Mathematics & Statistics
AMLC Director | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

Educational Background
PhD, Mathematics, University of Colorado Denver, 2016 Dissertation
Saturation Spectrum for Trees
Licensures & Certifications
International Peer Educator Training Program Certification, College Reading Learning Association, 2022
Awards
Undergraduate Mentor of the Year, 2023
College of Science
Undergraduate Mentor of the Year, 2023
USU Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2019
USU Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Bogen, S.C, Neequaye, B.N, Thomas, B., Kohler, B.R, (2025). Mathematical Modeling Projects as a Vehicle toward “Doing Mathematics” in a Traditional Calculus Course. PRIMUS, 35:1, 65-85. doi: 10.1080/10511970.2024.2445507
- Brown, D., Culver, E., Frederickson, B., Tate, S., Thomas, B., (2020). Entropy of Tournament Digraphs. Linear Algebra and its Applications
- Brown, D.E, Thomas, B.J, (2019). Cycle extendability in tournaments. Congressus Numerantium
- Gould, R., Horn, P., Jacobson, M., Thomas, B., (2019). Gaps in the Saturation Spectrum of Trees. Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory
- Faudree, J., Faudree, R., Gould, R., Jacobson, M., Thomas, B., (2017). Saturation Spectrum of Paths and Stars.. Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory
- Beasley, L.B, Brown, D.E, Merz, S., Thomas, B., (2010). Cycle Extendability in Graphs and Digraphs. Linear Algebra and its Applications, 435, 1513-1519. doi: 10.1016/j.laa.2010.04.038
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
MATH 1220 - Calculus II (QL), Fall 2025
MATH 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Fall 2025
MATH 2270 - Linear Algebra (QI), Fall 2025
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Fall 2025
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2025
MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics, Summer 2025
MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics, Spring 2025
MATH 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Spring 2025
MATH 1220 - Calculus II (QL), Fall 2024
MATH 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Fall 2024
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Fall 2024
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2024
MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics, Summer 2024
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Spring 2024
MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics, Spring 2024
MATH 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Spring 2024
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Spring 2024
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2023
MATH 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Fall 2023
MATH 3310 - Discrete Mathematics, Summer 2023
, Spring 2023
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Spring 2023
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2023
, Fall 2022
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2022
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2022
MATH 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Fall 2022
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Fall 2022
MATH 5810, 6810 - Topics in Mathematics, Fall 2022
, Spring 2022
MATH 2270 - Linear Algebra, Spring 2022
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Spring 2022
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2022
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2021
MATH 0923 - Mathematics Skills Review, Fall 2021
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2021
MATH 5810 - Topics in Mathematics, Spring 2021
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2020
Math 2260 - Internship and Cooperative Studies, Fall 2020
Math 2210 - Calculus III, Spring 2020
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2020
USU 2160 - Student Applied Leadership Training, Spring 2020
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Fall 2019
Math 2210 - Calculus III, Spring 2019
Math 2270 - Linear Algebra, Spring 2019
MATH 2270 - Linear Algebra, Spring 2019
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2019
MATH 1220 - Calculus II, Fall 2018
MATH 5810, 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2018
MATH 5820, 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Fall 2018
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability, Summer 2018
MATH 6910 - Directed Reading and Conference, Spring 2018
MATH 2270 - Linear Algebra, Spring 2018