Ms Heather Tarr
Lecturer
- 031 260 3020
- tarr@ukzn.ac.za
- MSc (Applied Mathematics), PGCE, BScHons (Applied Mathematics), BSc (Physics & Applied Mathematics)
- Mathematics
- Westville Campus
Heather Tarr has been teaching at UKZN since 2004. Her background is in Applied Mathematics (Ecological Modelling), in which she holds an MSc (Cum Laude). In recent years, her focus has shifted to Mathematics Higher Education research, in which field she is currently engaged in Doctoral studies. She was nominated for the Distinguished Teacher’s Award in 2013.
Quote: “When that “a-ha” moment happens for a student, that moment of understanding when a concept crystallises, my simultaneous moment of pure joy reminds me why I teach.”
Research interests
Mathematics Higher Education