George Novacky
Encyclopedia
George A. Novacky is an Assistant Department Chair and Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
, and an Assistant Dean of CAS for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
. He is known for being an animated and spirited lecturer who often approaches topics from unique standpoints to draw in his audience and add excitement to otherwise dry subjects.
He was an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Community College of Allegheny County from 1977 to 1985.
He has been a faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Computer Science since 1985. In 1993, Dr. Novacky received The Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, and an Assistant Dean of CAS for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
. He is known for being an animated and spirited lecturer who often approaches topics from unique standpoints to draw in his audience and add excitement to otherwise dry subjects.
Education and career
Dr. Novacky first received a mathematics degree from Wheeling Jesuit College in 1968. In 1971, he received his MA in Mathematics followed by a PhD in Mathematics in 1981. Both his MA and PhD were from University of Pittsburgh. Novacky's dissertation was Chromaticity of Extremal Graphs.He was an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Community College of Allegheny County from 1977 to 1985.
He has been a faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Computer Science since 1985. In 1993, Dr. Novacky received The Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Publications
- Computers and Networks: A Laboratory Approach to Computer Literacy, published by McGraw Hill
- Computer Applications & the Internet, co-author with Y. Khalifa. Published by PearsonPearson PLCPearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...
, 2003 - PDA Programming in C, co-author with Yasir Khalifa. Published by Kendall/Hunt, 2006