Wah-Kwan Ku

Wah-Kwan Ku, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Mathematics

Wah-Kwan joined the University of the Incarnate Word in 2016 and has been teaching courses in Data Science, Statistics, and Mathematics.

  • PhD, Mathematics - Indiana University
  • Master of Applied Statistics - Pennsylvania State University
  • BS, Mathematics (Minor in Computer Science) - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 2022 - Present: Associate Professor, University of the Incarnate Word
  • 2016 - 2022: Assistant Professor, University of the Incarnate Word
  • 2012 - 2016: Lecturer, Penn State Berks
  • 2011 - 2012: Visiting Professor, St. Louis University
  • (Textbook) Probability and Statistics for Research and Decision Making: An Introduction, joint with Scott Smith, Great River Learning, June, 2021
  • This Better Method for Diagnosing Shunts with a Spectrophotometric Oximeter Requires Discarding a Longstanding Misconception about Diagnostic Criteria, joint with A.P. Shepherd, September, 2019
  • Insecurity is generic in a conformal class of Riemannian metrics, joint with James Hebda. Differential Geometry and its Applications, Volume 47, pages 1-13, August, 2016
  • Bachata/Salsa Dancing
  • Outstanding Service Award - 2020
  • Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate - 2024
  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate - 2023
  • Applied Statistics
  • Differential Geometry

Statistics and Data Science

  • Data Mining and Machine Learning (DATA 4365)
  • Design of Experiments (MATH 4325)
  • Regression Analysis (MATH 4333)
  • Statistical Methods (MATH 3333) / Research Statistics 1 (MATH 6363)
  • Introduction to Probability and Statistics (MATH 2303)

Mathematics

  • Mathematical Interest Theory (MATH 4399: Topics in Mathematics)
  • Game Theory (MATH 4399: Topics in Mathematics)
  • Geometry and Proof (MATH 3335)
  • Linear Algebra (MATH 2322)
  • Calculus 3 (MATH 3314)
  • Calculus 2 (MATH 2313)
  • Calculus 1 (MATH 2312)
  • College Algebra (MATH 1304)