Crista Arangala

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Crista Arangala (née Crista Lynn Coles) is an American mathematician and textbook author, specializing in numerical analysis. She is a professor of mathematics and chair of the department of mathematics and statistics at Elon University,[1] and a Fulbright Scholar.

Education[]

Arangala graduated from Allegheny College in 1993.[1][2] She earned her Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of Cincinnati, with a dissertation on Numerical Identification of Parameters in Inverse Heat Conduction and Inverse Euler Bernoulli Beam Theory supervised by Diego Antonio Murio.[1][3]

International work[]

Arangala has regularly taken her Elon mathematics classes to India and Sri Lanka, where they have participated in elementary-school mathematics education.[4][5][6] In 2013–2014 she was a Fulbright Scholar in Sri Lanka.[4][7]

Books[]

Arangala's books include:

  • Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects with Mathematica (CRC Press, 2015)[8]
  • Exploring Calculus: Labs and Projects with Mathematica (with Karen A. Yokley, CRC Press, 2016)
  • Mathematical Modeling: Branching Beyond Calculus (with Nicholas S. Luke and Karen A. Yokley, CRC Press, 2018)
  • Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects Using Matlab (CRC Press, 2019)[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Crista Arangala", Faculty & Staff Profiles, Elon University, retrieved May 26, 2019
  2. ^ The Kaldron, Allegheny College, 1993, p. 27, hdl:10456/35113
  3. ^ Crista Lynn Coles at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Crista Arangala promoted" (PDF), A slice of π, Elon University Department of Mathematics & Statistics, vol. 18, p. 1, June 2015, retrieved May 26, 2019
  5. ^ Unnithan, Sangeetha (February 8, 2010), "School notes", The Hindu
  6. ^ Coleman, Kellye (April 13, 2011), "Math professor by day, social activist by inspiration", The Pendulum, Elon University, p. 13
  7. ^ Crista Arangala, Fulbright Scholar Program, retrieved May 26, 2019
  8. ^ Reviews of Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects with Mathematica:
    • Fischer, Cyril, "Review", Zentralblatt MATH[permanent dead link]
    • Strong, David (January 2016), Watkins, David S. (ed.), Book Reviews, SIAM Review, 58 (1): 169–171, doi:10.1137/16n974048CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  9. ^ Review of Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects Using Matlab:
    • Hunacek, Mark (May 2019), "Review", MAA Reviews
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