Department of Mathematics
Directory
Douglas Meade
Title: | Associate Professor |
Department: | Mathematics College of Arts and Sciences |
Email: | meade@math.sc.edu |
Phone: | 803-777-6183 |
Office: | LeConte 335 |
Office Hours: | TR 1:00-3:00 |
Resources: | My Website Curriculum Vitae [PDF] |

Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University (1989)
- M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University (1986)
- Dual B.S. in Mathematics & Computer Science, Bowling Green State University (1984)
Experience
- Associate Professor, University of South Carolina (1997 – present)
- Associate Dean for Instruction, Curriculum, and Assessment, College of Arts and Sciences, USC (2016 – 2017)
- Mathematics Undergraduate Director, University of South Carolina (2001 – 2015)
- Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina (1991 – 1997)
- Research Assistant Professor, Purdue University (1989 – 1991)
- Lecturer/Teaching Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University (1984 – 1989)
Courses Taught
- MATH 122: Calculus for Business Administration and Life Sciences
- MATH 141: Calculus I
- MATH 142: Calculus II
- MATH 221: Basic Concepts of Elementary Mathematics
- MATH 241: Calculus III / Multivariate Calculus
- MATH 242: Elementary Differential Equations
- MATH 300: Transitions to Advanced Mathematics
- MATH 511: Probability and Statistics
- MATH 520: Differential Equations
- MATH 521: Boundary Value Problems and Partial Differential Equations
- MATH 524: Nonlinear Optimization
- MATH 524: Finite Element Methods for PDEs
- MATH 526: Numerical Linear Algebra
- MATH 544: Linear Algebra
- MATH 550: Vector Calculus
- MATH 552: Complex Analysis
- MATH 554: Real Analysis
- MATH 706: Numerical Linear Algebra
- MATH 720: Applied Mathematics I
- MATH 721: Applied Mathematics II
- MATH 726: Numerical Analysis I
- MATH 798: Directed Readings and Research
- MATH 799: Thesis Preparation
- STAT 201: Elementary Statistics
- SCHC 390: ProSeminar
- SCHC 499: Senior Thesis / Project
Selected Publications
- William E. Boyce, Richard C. DiPrima, and D. B. Meade, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 12th ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-119-77767-0
- Wei-Chi Yang and D. B. Meade, Locus Problems Related to Linear Combinations of Vectors, Research Journal for Mathematics and Technology (RJMT) vol 8, issue 2, 22 pgs, ISSN 2163-0380, December 2019.
- William E. Boyce, Richard C. DiPrima, and D. B. Meade, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 11th ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-119-32063-0
- B. Meade and Philip B. Yasskin, Maplets for Calculus (v. 1.3), a collection of 129 maplets (Maple-based applets) for instructor and student use in single-variable calculus, 2005 – 2015. Version 1.4 with 201 maplets and grading capabilities is scheduled for release later in 2017.
- B. Meade and Wei-Chi Yang, Analytic, Geometric, and Numeric Analysis of the Shrinking Circle and Sphere Problems, Electronic Journal for Mathematics and Technology (EJMT), 1(1), 40--54, ISSN 1933-2823, Feb 2007. Supplemental materials available at http://www.math.sc.edu/~meade/EJMT-Shrink/.
- B. Meade, Maple and Its Role in the Development of a Mathematician, in Proceedings of the 2004 Maple Summer Workshop, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (July 2004), Robert Lopez, ed. Electronic distribution by Waterloo Maple Inc. Available online.
- B. Meade, Maple 8 and Maplets: A New Way to Use Computer Algebra in the Classroom in Electronic Proceedings for Using Technology to Teach Mathematics and Science, CUNY – Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York (November 2002). Available online
- Donald Allen, Jim Herod, Mark Holmes, Vince Ervin, Robert Lopez, Joe Marlin, D. B. Meade, and David Sanchez, Strategies and Guidelines for Using a Computer Algebra System in the Classroom, Int. J. Engng. Ed. 15(6) 1999, pp. 411 – 416. Available online.