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Roger Thelwell

Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics
Roop Hall, Roop 106
MSC 1911
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807

Voice: (540) 568-5103
Fax: (540) 568-6857
E-Mail: thelwerj@jmu.edu
WEB: http://educ.jmu.edu/~thelwerj
Schedule: Current

Teaching & Office Hours
In FA19, I am teaching MATH 205: Introductory Calculus I, and MATH 248: Computers & Numerical Algorithms
My (initial) office hours in SP19 will be:

Mon 2:20 pm - 3:40 pm in Roop 106

Tues 11:00 - noon in Roop 106

Wed 3:30 - 4:30 pm in Roop 106

Thurs 2:00 - 3:00 pm in Burrus 30, and by appointment

My hope is that my students can attend at least one regularly schedule office hour a week if needed. If this is not the case, please let me know and I will modify my calendar. If you'd like to make an appointment for time not regularly scheduled, please check my weekly calendar for an opening and send me an email request. I'm also often in my office, so feel free to stop in whenever my door is open.

In previous semesters at JMU, I've taught:

The Joy of Mathematics: Math 103 (SP17)
Mathematics of Ancient Greece: Math 103 (SM10,SM11,SM13,SM15)
Introductory Calculus: Math 205 (SP11,FA15,FA18,SP19)
Calculus with Algebra: Math 231 (FA08,FA09) and 232 (SP07,SP08,SP11,FA14,SP15, SP16, FA16)
Calculus I : Math 235 (FA09,FA11,FA12,FA13)
Calculus II: Math 236 (SP13)
Calculs III: Math 237 (FA12,SP14)
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations: Math 238 (FA13)
Computers & Numerical Algorithms: Math 248 (SP10,FA10,SP12,SP14,SP19)
Methods of Applied Calculus: Math 337 (FA15, FA18)
Non-linear Dynamics and Chaos: Math 341 (SP17)
PDE and Fourier Series: Math 440 (FA08, FA09)
ODE theory: Math 441 (SP09)
Numerical Analysis: Math 448 (SP16)
Numerical Analysis for ODE: Math 449 (FA16)

Research Interests
I am interested in applying mathematics to physical problems. I have worked on problems from atmospheric science, coupled multi-physics, porous media, and nonlinear waves. I'm currently thinking about analytic continuation and ODE. I use both analytic and numeric techniques, while drawing on aspects of dynamical systems, PDE theory, functional analysis and numerical analysis. More specific information can be found here. Links to papers are found here.
I'm also involved in the M-cubed program, a six-week summer National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NREUP) funded by the MAA. Read more about the NREUP, and about the JMU M-cubed program. While the bad news is that we are currently unable to apply for the external funding that supports this program, the good news is that we are ineligible because JMU is national REU site!

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