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Richard B. Goldstein, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

 
Mathematics & Computer Science
Providence College
Howley 201
V-mail (401) 865-2636
Prof Goldstein
 
Schedule - Spring 2013​ ​ ​ ​
​​Time ​Monday ​Tuesday​ ​Thursday​
​​8:30-9:45 ​​MTH 217 - F 312 ​Office​ ​MTH 217 - F 312
​​10:00-11:15 ​​MTH 132 - F 312 ​​Office ​​MTH 132 - F 312
​​11:30-12:45 ​Office ​​MTH 223 - F 312 MTH 223 - F 312​
​​1:00-2:00 ​​- ​-​ ​Office​

 

Education

B.S. Columbia University (School of Engineering & Applied Sciences)
Sc.M. Brown University (Applied Mathematics)
Ph.D. Brown University (Applied Mathematics)

My academic family tree shows doctoral descendants from Ulf Grenander (my thesis advisor) back to Cramer, Bessel, Weierstrass, and Gauss.

Courses Taught
 
Mathematical Methods, Finite Mathematics, Calculus (I, II, and III), Linear Algebra, Statistics, Differential Equations, Advanced Calculus I and II (now Real Analysis), Mathematics of Science, Complex Variables, Numerical Analysis I and II, Mathematical Statistics I and II, Introduction to Programming & Data Analysis, Business Statistics, Operations Research, and Computer Systems. 
 
External Website using JavaScript and Java Routines
 
 
Contents:
[1]  Calculus: function transforms with Excel's scroll bar, 2-D & 3-D graphs, Vibrating string animation
[2]  Statistics: Pearson & Johnson distributions, Simulation, Distributions with scroll bar, Convolution with graphics, random number generation
[3]  Numerical Analysis: Solutions of Equations, Interpolation, Numerical Differentiation & Integration, Differential Equations, Minimization
[4]  Miscellaneous: Sun positions, sundials, 2-D rendering of 3-D, general graphics pad
 
Medical Research Interests
 
Medical statistics especially related to diagnosis of diseases, Numerical Analysis, Differential Equations, Computer Graphics. Article in Spectrum .
 
Textbook

Reference Values: Genesis and the Distributions that Describe Them
 
by Horace Martin, PhD, MD and Richard Goldstein, PhD, Inkwater Press, Portland, Oregon  July 2007.
 
ISBN-10 1-59299-293-5






 

 
Journal
 
A Model of the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test that Defines the Gastric Emptying Process

International Journal of Chemical Modeling (Int J Chem Model) pp 67-84, Volume 2, Issue 1- Horace Martin, Richard Goldstein, Joanne Hologgitas, and Marc Weinberg
 
June 2010

 

 

 

  

 

 Delta Epsilon Limits

Calculus Lesson

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