2. MATH 447 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations A Great and Enjoyable Class!!!! WELCOME

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4. Education and Experience EDUCATION Bs, Ms Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela) PhD Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) TEACHING AND RESEARCH Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1 year) Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (2 years) Universidad Central de Venezuela (10 years) New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey (1 year) Brigham Young University (4 years)

5. Education and Experience At BYU, I have taught: Math 334. Ordinary Differential Equs. Math 311. Num. Analysis Math 214. Multivariable Calculus. Math 511. Num. Soln. Of Partial Diff. Equs Math 343. Elementary Linear Algebra Math 521. Methods in Applied Mathematics Research interest: Numerical and Asymptotic Methods Applied to Linear and Nonlinear Partial Differential and Integral Equations Wave Propagation: Acoustic, Electromagnetic, and Elastic Scattering.

7. BYU Mission The mission of Brigham Young University founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is “To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. “

8. Syllabus

9. Homework You are strongly encouraged to work on homework problems everyday. You should be willing to put in at least three hours outside the classroom for each hour of class. Late homework won’t be accepted. To make up for this, your lowest homework grades will be dropped

10. Exams The best way to prepare for the exams is to go over the homework problems and the examples worked in class (they constitute your best study guide) and then try to solve related problems that you haven’t seen before. If you can reach the point where you can do fresh problems without help in all sections, I can anticipate that you will be able to successfully solve all problems on the midterms and final exam.

11. Teaching and Learning Mathematics A goal more important than teaching a set of theorems is to develop in students the ability to understand and manipulate the Mathematical objects. Mathematics can be learned only by doing. Don’t expect to read mathematics the way you read a novel. If you zip through a page in less than an hour you are probably going too fast. Linear Algebra Done Right by Sheldon Axler

12. Motivation to Learn Love of Learning “The more I consider what learning is, the more I see it as a sacred privilege, an act of wonder. I believe that when we are learning we feel most alive. When we are learning we feel closest to God” Russ Osguthorpe, 1996

13. My Challenge Love of Learners “If we want to influence learners for good, we should not merely love to teach; we should love each person we teach.” Teaching, No greater Call, 1999

14. Pres. G. B. Hinckley Here we are doing what is not done in any other major university of which I am aware. We are demonstrating that faith in the almighty can accompany and enrich scholarship in the secular. It is more than an experiment. It is an accomplishment.