Edmond Nadler, Ph.D.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Email: nadler at alum ○ mit ○ edu

Applied and computational mathematics, specializing in Computer Aided Geometric Design, with teaching and research enhanced by the perspective of industry experience.

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching

Eastern Michigan University

· Math 170: Elementary Statistics

· Math 107: Plane Trigonometry

· Math 120: Calculus I

· Math 110: Mathematical Reasoning

· Math 223: Multivariable Calculus

· Math 319: Mathematical Modeling

· Math 370: Probability & Statistics I

(most recent term for each course)

Washtenaw Community College

Math 192: Calculus II

Math 293: Calculus III

Math 295: Differential Equations

University of Michigan

Math 371: Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists

Math 471: Introduction to Numerical Methods

faculty advisor for Eng 477: Principles of Virtual Reality

project proposal

student project report (see NURBS: Immersive NURBS Tutorial System)

Wayne State University

Math 201,2: Calculus 1,2

Math 225: Linear Algebra

Math 235: Differential Equations

Math 286: Discrete Mathematics

Math 510: Numerical Methods

Math 541: Applied Linear Algebra

Brown University

Applied Math/Physics 15,16,17,18: Calculus with Physics 1,2,3,4

Research

Interests:

Computer Aided Geometric Design

Approximation Theory

Numerical Analysis

Compressed Sensing

Mathematical Software

Selected Publications:

“Piecewise Linear Best L₂ Approximation on Triangulations”, in: Approximation Theory V, Chui, Schumaker, and Ward, eds., Academic Press, 1986, 499-502.

“Hermite Interpolation by C¹ Bivariate Splines”, Monographs of the Zaragoza Academy of Sciences 2 (1990), Proceedings of the NATO A.S.I. on Computation of Curves and Surfaces, Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, July 1989, 55-66.

“Nonnegativity of bivariate quadratic functions a triangle”, Computer Aided Geometric Design 9 (1992), 195-205.

(with D. Levin) “Convexity preserving interpolation by algebraic curves and surfaces”, Numerical Algorithms 9 (1995), 113-139.

Recent Presentations:

“Computational Experiments with MRI Data”, group project presentation for New Directions Short Course on “Compressive Sampling and Frontiers in Signal Processing”, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota, June 2007.

Educational Module: “Under the Gun”: group project presentation & module draft for Reconnect Conference 2007: Data Analysis in Law Enforcement and Homeland Security, Center for Dynamic Data Analysis (DyDAn), DIMACS, Rutgers University, August 2007.

“Asymptotics of Approximation by Bivariate Linear Splines”, invited presentation in Minisymposium: "Error analysis for adaptive mesh generation", Tenth SIAM Conference on Geometric Design & Computing, San Antonio, TX, November 7, 2007.

“Mathematical Surface Modeling Problems in Industry”, MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, D.C., January 7, 2009.

“Approximation by Bivariate Linear Splines for Adaptive Mesh Generation”, AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, II, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, D.C., January 8, 2009.

Educational Module: “Visual Analytics to Explore Probability”: group project presentation for Reconnect Conference 2009: Visual Analytics and its Applications, CCICADA, DIMACS, Rutgers University, August 2009.

“Singularity of Cubic Bézier Curves”, MAA-Michigan 2010 Meeting, Eastern Michigan University, May 7, 2010.

“Singularity of Cubic Bézier Curves and Surfaces”, MAA-Michigan 2011 Meeting, Western Michigan University, May 6, 2011.

“Singularity of Cubic Bézier Curves and Surfaces”, SIAM Conference on Geometric and Physical Modeling, Orlando, FL, October 24, 2011.