Published: 2000
RAMON A. MATA-TOLEDO has been teaching since 1971 in U.S. and overseas high schools and colleges in both mathematics and computer science. He is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Dr. Mata-Toledo earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Kansas State University. He earned his M.S. and M.B.A. from the Florida Institute of Technology. His bachelor degree with a double major in Mathematics and Physics is from the Instituto Pedagogico de Caracas (Venezuela). He is the author of numerous publications in scientific magazines, national and international congresses and trade journals. He is coauthor of Basic Mathematics with Applications to Science and Technology (Schaum's Outline Series), Introduction to Computer Science (Schaum's Outline Series), and Fundamentals of SQL Programming (Schaum's Outline Series). Dr. Mata-Toledo also holds Oracle Masters as Database Administrator and Applications Developer from Oracle Education Services. He has also done database consultant work for national and international organizations. Dr. Mata-Toledo can be reached at [email protected].
PAULINE K. CUSHMAN taught public school at the elementary level for 12 years. She has been teaching Computer Science and Computer Information Systems courses at the college and university level since 1985. She has taught a variety of computer science courses, including programming, intelligent systems, database design, and multimedia technology. She has done extensive consulting with non-profit agencies regarding database technology. She is currently an Associate Professor of Integrated Science and Technology and Computer Science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Dr. Cushman earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Louisville. She is co-author of Introduction to Computer Science (Schaum's Outline Series) and Fundamentals of SQL Programming (Schaum's Outline Series). Dr. Cushman can be reached at [email protected].
