Dr Ciarán Mac an Bhaird

    Mathematics and Statistics, ALL Institute

    Lecturer
    Assistant Professor

    Logic House
    205
    (01) 708 3992

    Biography

    Books

      Year Publication
    2005 Primality Testing and Gaussian Sums.
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird (2005) Primality Testing and Gaussian Sums. : Logic Press. [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2011 'The role of Technology in Mathematics Support'
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Ann O'Shea (2011) 'The role of Technology in Mathematics Support' In: Teaching Mathematics Online: Emergent Technologies and Methodologies. Hershey PA17033: IGI Global. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2020 'Mathematics Support Centre Attendees and their Use of Online Resources'
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Peter Mulligan, James O'Malley (2020) 'Mathematics Support Centre Attendees and their Use of Online Resources'. MSOR Connections, [Details]
    2020 'Student Perspectives on their Engagement with a Mathematics Support Centre Website'
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Peter Mulligan, James O'Malley (2020) 'Student Perspectives on their Engagement with a Mathematics Support Centre Website'. MSOR Connections, [Details]
    2015 'Adult learners and mathematics learning support'
    Olivia Fitzmaurice, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn, Ciarán O'Sullivan. (2015) 'Adult learners and mathematics learning support'. ADULTS LEARNING MATHEMATICS AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 10 (1):68-83 [full-text] [Details]
    2014 'University Students’ Perspectives on Diagnostic Testing in Mathematics'
    Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Brian Nolan (2014) 'University Students’ Perspectives on Diagnostic Testing in Mathematics'. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 45 (1):58-74 [DOI] [Details]
    2011 'The Irish Mathematics Support Network; its origins and progression'
    Olivia Gill, Kevin Jennings, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn, Ciarán O'Sullivan (2011) 'The Irish Mathematics Support Network; its origins and progression'. All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J), 3 (2):51.1-51.14 [full-text] [Details]
    2010 'The Origins, Development and evaluation of Mathematics Support Services'
    Olivia Gill, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn (2010) 'The Origins, Development and evaluation of Mathematics Support Services'. BULLETIN OF THE IRISH MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY, 66 (2):51-63 [full-text] [Details]
    2009 'Is Mathematics Support worthwhile? An overview of the 3rd Irish workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres'
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Ann O'Shea (2009) 'Is Mathematics Support worthwhile? An overview of the 3rd Irish workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres'. MSOR Connections, 9 (2):52-59 [full-text] [Details]

    Conference Publications

      Year Publication
    2012 A Purely Diophantine System of Equations that Corresponds to Cyclotomic Numbers of Order l
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Patrick McCarthy (2012) A Purely Diophantine System of Equations that Corresponds to Cyclotomic Numbers of Order l . In: Vladimir Akis eds. Essays on Mathematics and Statistics: Volume 2 (Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference in Mathematics and Statistics (ATINER)) , pp.23-38 [Details]
    2012 The effect of fear on engagement with mathematics
    Ann O'Shea, Martin Grehan, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird (2012) The effect of fear on engagement with mathematics Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Seoul (2012) Seoul, South Korea, , pp.5784-5792 [Details]
    2012 Appropriate settings and supports for third-level diagnostic testing in mathematics
    E. Ní Fhloinn, C. Mac an Bhaird and B. Nolan (2012) Appropriate settings and supports for third-level diagnostic testing in mathematics Proceedings of the SMEC Conference 2012: Teaching at the heart of Learning , pp.10-15 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 Mentoring students can lead to increased engagement and success with mathematics
    Ciarán Mac an Bhaird (2012) Mentoring students can lead to increased engagement and success with mathematics . In: Dagmar Waller eds. Proceedings of the Cetl-MSOR Conference 2011 , pp.74-80 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 Monitoring Students' Engagement with Mathematics at Third Level
    G. Burke, C. Mac an Bhaird, A. O'Shea (2012) Monitoring Students' Engagement with Mathematics at Third Level Proceedings of the SMEC Conference 2012: Teaching at the heart of Learning , pp.50-53 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 Peer Mentoring for At-Risk Students
    Gráinne Burke, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Ann O'Shea (2012) Peer Mentoring for At-Risk Students . In: Peter Rowlett, Dagmar Waller eds. Proceedings of the Cetl-MSOR Conference 2012 University of Sheffield, , pp.9-14 [Details]
    2011 The effects of social interactions on engagement in Mathematics
    A. O'Shea, M. Grehan and C. Mac an Bhaird (2011) The effects of social interactions on engagement in Mathematics Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education MEI 4 , pp.180-191 [full-text] [Details]
    2011 How do students deal with difficulties in mathematics?
    M. Grehan, A. O'Shea and C. Mac an Bhaird (2011) How do students deal with difficulties in mathematics? Proceedings of the Cetl-MSOR Conference 2010 , pp.34-38 [full-text] [Details]
    2011 The Development of Mathematics Resources
    C. Mac an Bhaird, A. O'Shea. (2011) The Development of Mathematics Resources Proceedings: National Digital Learning Resources Conference: NDLR Fest 2011 Vol 1 & 2 [full-text] [Details]
    2010 What type of student avails of mathematics support and why?
    C. Mac an Bhaird and A. O'Shea (2010) What type of student avails of mathematics support and why? Proceedings of the CETL-MSOR Conference 2009 , pp.48-51 [full-text] [Details]
    2010 The lessons that struggling mathematics students can learn from the History of Mathematics
    C. Mac an Bhaird (2010) The lessons that struggling mathematics students can learn from the History of Mathematics Proceedings of the History of Mathematics and Teaching of Mathematics Conference 2010 [Details]
    2010 What type of student avails of mathematics support and extra mathematics initiatives?
    C. Mac an Bhaird, M. Grehan and A. O'Shea (2010) What type of student avails of mathematics support and extra mathematics initiatives? Proceedings of the 15th SEFI MWG Seminar and 8th Workshop GFC, Mathematical education of Engineers [full-text] [Details]
    2010 Why do students not avail of mathematics support? A case study of first year students at NUI Maynooth
    A. O'Shea, M.Grehan and C. Mac an Bhaird (2010) Why do students not avail of mathematics support? A case study of first year students at NUI Maynooth Proceedings of the British Congress for Mathematics Education April 2010 , pp.254-258 [full-text] [Details]
    2010 First year students' mathematics learning experiences at the National University of Ireland Maynooth
    C. Mac an Bhaird and A. O'Shea (2010) First year students' mathematics learning experiences at the National University of Ireland Maynooth Research Teaching - Linkages: Practice and Policy. Proceedings of the National Academy's Third Annual Conference , pp.123-126 [full-text] [Details]
    2009 Introducing the history of mathematics to third level students with weak mathematical backgrounds: A case study
    C. Mac an Bhaird (2009) Introducing the history of mathematics to third level students with weak mathematical backgrounds: A case study Proceedings of the CETL-MSOR Conference 2008 , pp.63-68 [full-text] [Details]
    2008 The Necessity of Maths Support Centres in Higher Level Education
    C. Mac an Bhaird (2008) The Necessity of Maths Support Centres in Higher Level Education Proceedings of AISHE, AISHE-C Encouraging Student Engagement [full-text] [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2016 An audit of Mathematics Learning Support provision on the island of Ireland in 2015.
    Anthony Cronin, Jonathan Cole, Maura Clancy, Cormac Breen, Diarmuid Ó Sé (2016) An audit of Mathematics Learning Support provision on the island of Ireland in 2015. The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, DUBLIN. [Details]