Russell W. Howell, Ph.D.
Winter Hall, Room 307 (Click here for the campus map)
2025-2026 Academic Year:
I'm currently occupying the "Distinguished Visiting Professor" position in the Department of Mathematics at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
I plan to return to Westmont for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Complex analysis; Theological and philosophical issues relating to mathematics
Russell Howell (BS, Wheaton College, MsC, University of Edinburgh, PhD, The Ohio State University) has held visiting positions at UC Berkeley, Calvin University, University of Maryland, Oxford University, and the United States Air Force Academy. He was twice honored with Westmont’s Teacher of the Year award. He served in the US Army in South Korea, and was a leader for Westmont’s Europe and Mexico semesters. His research area is in complex analysis, and he is co-author of Complex Analysis for Mathematics and Engineering (2012). He is also co-editor and contributor to Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith (2011) and Mathematics in a Postmodern Age: A Christian Perspective (2001). A piano player, he also enjoys tennis and hiking.
Free Textbook
The publisher "Jones & Bartlett Learning" has returned the copyright to me of Complex Analysis for Mathematics and Engineering, which was vetted through six editions. The PDF and HTML versions of this textbook are now freely available, and have been endorsed by the Open Textbook Initiative at The American Institute of Mathematics. To access them online, visit the website ComplexAnalysis.org.