Cheng Wang, PhD

faculty

Professor

Mathematics

Contact

508-999-8342

508-910-3917

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Spruce Hall 0174

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

EAS 501: Advanced Mathematical Methods

A graduate-level course on mathematical methods in science and engineering. Topics include: scalar and vector field theory, linear algebra, partial differential equations and integral transforms.

EAS 601: Pre-Dissertation Research

Research investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature defining a topic area and preliminary results for the dissertation proposal undertaken before the student has qualified for EAS 701. With approval of the student's graduate committee, up to 15 credits of EAS 601 may be applied to the 30 credit requirement for dissertation research.

MTH 150: Precalculus

An intensive study of advanced algebra and trigonometry. Topics include: linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, modeling and graphing these functions, and the effects of affine transformations on the graphs of functions. This course prepares students for the study of Calculus I (MTH 151 or MTH 153), which is required for majors in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematical/Computational Biology. This course fulfills the general Calculus I prerequisites for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematical/Computational Biology majors who matriculated prior to Fall 2012 and has been approved by University Studies Curriculum for students matriculating in Fall 2012 or later.

MTH 331: Probability

A calculus-based introduction to statistics. This course covers probability and combinatorial problems, discrete and continuous random variables and various distributions including the binomial, Poisson, hypergeometric normal, gamma and chi-square. Moment generating functions, transformation and sampling distributions are studied.

MTH 499: Selected Topics In Math

A special course to meet the needs of students for material not encountered in other courses. Topics dealt with require the approval of the departmental chairperson.

Research

Research awards

$ 270,195 awarded by National Science Foundation for Collaborative Research: Accurate and Structure-Preserving Numerical Schemes for Variable Temperature Phase Field Models and Efficient Solvers