Mathematics Faculty

B.S. Tehran University
M.S. Institute of Mathematics, Teachers Training University
M.S., Ph.D. Brunel, University of West London
Professor of Mathematics, 1987

Dr. Behforooz has been a faculty member at Utica College for 18 years. His research areas are in Approximation Theory and Recreational Mathematics. Most of his 18 published papers are in Spline Functions and their applications. He has also given numerous presentations at the international and national mathematics conferences about Spline Functions, Number Theory and Magic Squares with Knight Tours. In his spare time, Dr. Behforooz enjoys traveling, hiking and gardening and being a handy man at home and to his neighbors. Above all, he believes that MATH IS FUN.

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Math Professor Finds Magic in Squares

Legend has it that magic squares were discovered by the Chinese emperor Yu in 2200 B.C. Today, 4200 years later, UC Mathematics Professor Hossein Behforooz is unlocking the "mystical" properties of these remarkable mathematical tables, still found in nearly every culture in the world, featuring rows, columns, and diagonals that all add up to the same number.

Learn more about Professor Behforooz's research.

"My Utica College Mathematics professors are extraordinary teachers, and I attribute my success largely to them."

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Kevin Kwiat

'80, '88
Electronics Engineer
Rome Laboratory
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