Dr. Daniel Joseph Galiffa

 

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Pennsylvania State University - Erie (The Behrend College)

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

·         Ph.D. in Mathematics, U. of Central Florida, May 2009

·         M.S. in Mathematics, U. of Central Florida, May 2006

·         B.S. in Mathematics with Physics Minor, Indiana U. of PA, May 2004

 

 

CURRICULUM VITA

 

·         C.V.

 

 

CURRENT SCHEDULE

 

·        Fall 2009

 

 

FALL 2009 COURSES

 

·         Calculus I (Section 9) Syllabus

·         Matrices (Section 2) Syllabus

·         Matrices (Section 3) Syllabus

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

·         Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable

·         Numerical Analysis

·         Mathematical Biology

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

·         The Sheffer B-Type 1 Orthogonal Polynomial Sequences (Dissertation)

·         A Numerical Method for a Nonlocal Elliptic Boundary Value Problem,

with John R. Cannon, Journal of Integral Equations and Applications,

Vol. 20 # 2, p. 243-262, 2008

http://rmmc.asu.edu/abstracts/jie/jie.htm

·         On a Numerical Method for a Homogeneous, Nonlocal, Nonlinear,

Elliptic Boundary Value Problem, with John R. Cannon, Submitted

 

 

MATHEMATICAL GENEOLOGY

 

·                     Daniel J. Galiffa, Ph.D. 2009, Advisor: Mourad E.H. Ismail

·                     Mourad E.H. Ismail, Ph.D. 1974, Advisor: Waleed Al-Salam

·                     Waleed Al-Salam, Ph.D. 1958, Advisor: Loenard Carlitz

·                     Loenard Carlitz, Ph.D. 1930, Advisor: Howard Mitchell

·                     Howard Mitchell, Ph.D. 1910, Advisor: Oswald Veblen

·                     Oswald Veblen, Ph.D. 1903, Advisor: Eliakim Hastings Moore

·                     Eliakim Hastings Moore, Ph.D. 1885, Advisor: H.A. Newton

·                     H.A. Newton, B.S. Yale 1850, Advisor: Michel Chasles

·                     Michel Chasles, Ph.D. 1814, Advisor: Simeon Poisson

·                     Simeon Poisson, Advisor: Joseph Lagrange

·                     Joseph Lagrange, Ph.D. Advisor: Leonhard Euler

 

Source: http://www.genealogy.ams.org

 

 

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

 

·         Mathematical Association of America: http://www.maa.org/

·         American Mathematical Society http://www.ams.org/

·         MathSciNet: http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/

·         U. of Central Florida: http://www.ucf.edu/

 

 

PHOTO GALLERY

 

·         Conferences

·         Graduation from UCF

·         UCF Reception

·         Graduation from IUP

·         Lake Erie Sunset

·         Family

 

 

MUSIC

 

·         Jeff Beck’s Official Webpage: http://www.jeffbeck.com/

·         Jeff Beck’s Unofficial Webpage: http://www.ainian.com/

·         Aerosmith’s Official Webpage: www.aerosmith.com/