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My
BlogIn January 2005 I started a blog called The Mad Professah Lectures.
Curriculum Vitae Occidental
College TeachingI have set up web pages for all of the classes that I teach at Occidental.
In Fall 2007,
I am teaching Basic Calculus 1 and managing
Senior Colloquium.
In Fall 2006, I
was on sabbatical.
In Spring 2007 I taught
Junior Colloquium, Linear
Systems and co-taught Mathematics,
Education and Access To Power with Eric Sundberg.
In Spring 2006, I taught Linear Systems, Multivariable Calculus and Mathematical Modeling.
In Fall 2005, I taught Basic Calculus 1 (Experienced), Multivariable Calculus and Applied Mathematics.
In Spring 2005, I
taught Math
for Liberal Arts, Linear Systems and
Differential Equations.
In Fall 2004, I
taught Math
for Liberal Arts and Numerical Analysis.
In Spring 2004 I taught Complex Analysis and Multivariable Calculus and managing the Junior Colloquium.
In Fall 2003 I taught Linear Systems and Math 118: Calculus for AP Students.
In Summer 2003 I co-taught The Rhythms of Resistance: Music, Representation and Social Change in the Multicultural Summer Institute.
In Spring 2003, I taught Math 120: Calculus 2.
In Fall 2002, I taught Numerical Analysis and Math 118: Calculus for AP Students.
In Spring 2002, I co-taught Race, Gender and Justice: Rethinking Representation, a Cultural Studies Program Colloquium with more than 90 students, together with Gabrielle Foreman (ECLS) and Laura Kuo (Women's Studies/Gender Studies).
In Fall 2001, I taught Complex Analysis and Math 118: Calculus for AP Students.
In Spring 2001, I taught Linear Systems and Calculus 2.
In Fall 2000, I taught Numerical Analysis and co-taught Calculus 1 with Alan Knoerr, Chair of the Math Department.
In Spring 2000, I had a pre-tenure sabbatical and visited the Math Department of the University of Delaware, where I worked on a mathematical model of cinematic box-office dynamics with my colleague David Edwards. Over the summer I was invited by Camille McKayle to collaborate on a numerical analysis research project at the University of the Virgin Islands.
In Fall 1999, I again taught Race, Gender and Justice with Donna Maeda and P. Gabrielle Foreman.
In Summer 1999 I taught in the American Studies section of the Multicultural Summer Institute with Sal Fernandes, Gabrielle Foreman and Jacki Rodriguez.
In Spring 1999, I taught Basic Calculus 2 with Ramin Naimi.
In Fall 1998, I am (again) teaching Numerical Analysis. I am also teaching Basic Calculus 1 with Ramin Naimi.
In Spring 1998, I taught Complex Analysis and Basic Calculus 2.
In Fall 1997, with Professors Gabrielle Foreman (ECLS) and Donna Maeda (Religion) I taught Race, Gender and Justice, a freshman writing course part of the Cultural Studies Program. This was the first "Core" class to fully integrate internet technology.
In Spring 1997 I again taught with Lars for Basic Calculus 2 in addition to Numerical Analysis.
In Fall 1996 I co-taught Basic Calculus 1 with Lars Kjeseth and also taught Real Analysis.
Spring 1996 I taught Complex Analysis and co-taught Basic Calculus 2.
In Fall 1995, I created and taught a new course, called Mathematical Modelling.
In Fall 1994, I taught Numerical Analysis. In Spring 1995 I co-taught Math 124 with Don Goldberg and Greg Tollisen.
ResearchIn general, I am interested in the mathematical modeling of physical situations (usually fluid flow of some kind) and applying mathematics to "real world" situations. This usually ends up involving nonlinear partial differential equations, which have to be solved numerically, using computational methods. I'm a "finite-difference" kinda guy, myself. In particular, I have become interested in "non-standard" finite differences of the sort Ronald E Mickens has been publishing about for at least twenty years. I have completed a paper on this topic which has published in the journal Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations titled "Investigations of Nonstandard, Mickens-type, Finite-Difference Schemes for Singular Boundary Value Problems in Cylindrical or Spherical Coordinates." I'm currently working on extending this work by applying nonstandard finite-differences to the famous Bratu and Bratu-Gel'fand problems.
If you are interested, you can read an abstract of my PhD thesis, The Design Of Shock-Free Transonic Slender Bodies. If you are really perverse, you can download a copy of the entire thesis itself or view the entire thesis online in PDF format.
EducationI received my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in August 1994. RPI (Rensselaer) is in Troy, NY. I spent 8 years of my life there (1986-94) earning my Bachelor's (1989), Masters (1992) and PhD (1994) degrees.
ChessBefore I lived in Troy, I used to live and go to high school at Combermere School, the oldest high school in Barbados, which is in the Caribbean. While I was there (1978-1986) I became interested in chess. By the time I was 18 I had earned the titles of U.S. National Master, U.S. Senior Master and FIDE Master. In fact, I'm still an internationally and nationally ranked chess player. My current international chess rating is 2320. My United States Chess Federation rating is 2422. You can look at one of my most famous games, Buckmire-Lawson, where I beat an International Master in 14 moves(!) at the 1985 British Championships when I was 17.
Queer Resources DirectoryI guess one of the things I'm most famous for is the creation of the Queer Resources Directory, which is the oldest and largest Internet online resource of information about gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered people, as well as AIDS and HIV. There are a number of copies of the QRD Mirrors in the United States, United Kingdom and Israel. In 1996, the QRD became one of the 20 plaintiffs in the lawsuit, RENO vs ACLU et alia attempting to strike down the ``indecency provisions'' of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 as unconstitutional. On June 26 1997, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the federal Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional (521 U.S. 844) .
Activism A Few Of
My Favourite ThingsWhen I'm not involved in all of the things above I spend my time at the gym, playing tennis, or reading books, watching movies, listening to CDs, etc. I have compiled a list of my favorite books, movies, CDs which you can compare my faves to yours.
My Three Favorite
Calculus Problems (Talk at the Joint Math Meetings, January 8 2005, in PDF
form)
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