Rate My Professor Ian van Loosen

Dr. Ian van Loosen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Curtin University, where he serves as the Undergraduate Course Coordinator within the discipline of Mathematics and Statistics. A graduate of Curtin University, he earned a BSc in Mathematics and Computing with First Class Honours and a PhD, both from the institution. His doctoral research centered on Optimal Control and Computational Mathematics. Employed as a full-time academic at Curtin University, van Loosen was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018. He contributes significantly to undergraduate mathematics education, coordinating courses such as MATH1015 Linear Algebra 1 and MATH1019 Linear Algebra and Statistics for Engineers. His teaching extends to producing instructional videos for Curtin University on topics including the sine rule for non-right angled triangles, cosine rule applications, and trigonometry fundamentals, aiding students in mastering essential mathematical concepts.