Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005
Dr. James Hall, professor of mathematics at Westminster College, recently presented a paper, "Differential Equations Enriched by Vector Space Concepts," at the joint meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
"My paper suggests that recent reappearance of the integrated course in differential equations and linear algebra is an occasion for exploring how the two math specialties overlap and reinforce each other," Hall said. "In particular, the algebraic concepts of vector spaces are a framework into which to organize a variety of results from differential equations."
Hall, who has been with Westminster College since 1984, earned his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University, his master's from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He is also a co-author of "Differential Equations and Linear Algebra" published by Prentice-Hall in 2002.
For more information, contact Hall at (724) 946-7286 or e-mail jehall@westminster.edu.
