MICHAEL K. (SCOTT) GORDON

Department of Mathematics

State University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia 30118

sgordon@westga.edu

EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, State University of West Georgia, 2001-present

Assistant Professor, State University of West Georgia, 1996-2001

Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Spring 2000

Visiting Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, 1993-1996

Graduate Instructor, Duke University, 1988-1993

TEACHING

COURSES TAUGHT

· MATH 1111 – College Algebra

· MATH 1112 – Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry

· MATH 1113 – Precalculus

· MATH 1413 – Survey of Calculus

· MATH 1634 – Calculus I

· MATH 2644 – Calculus II

· MATH 2654 – Calculus III

· MATH 3303 – Ordinary Differential Equations

· MATH 3313 – Partial Differential Equations

· MATH 4254 – Mathematical Analysis

· MATH 4264 – Topics in Real Analysis (Taught as independent study)

· MATH 4353 – Complex Analysis

· MATH 4513 – Honors Linear Algebra

MISCELLANEOUS

· L.P. and Barbara Smith Teaching Award, Duke University, spring 1992

· Advised teams participating in Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 1998-2002

(2000, 2004, 2005 teams awarded Honorable Mention, 2002, 2003 teams awarded Meritorious)

· Lectured at Math Day, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004

· Participated in Project STARR (as lecturer), Summer 2000

· Volunteer tutor in Math Tutoring Center, Fall 1999 to present

SERVICE

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

· Advisory Committee to the Dean, 1998-2000

· Faculty Senate, 2001-2002

· Student Life Committee, 2005-2006

DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES

· Mathematics Advisory Committee, 2000-2001

· Department Chair Search Committee, 2000-2001

· Applied Position Search Committee, 2000-2001, 2005-2006

· Chair of Applied Position Search Committee, 2001-2002

· Chair of Graduate Committee, 2004-2006

· Colloquium Committee, fall 2001

· Strategic Planning Committee, fall 2001

· Facilities/Logistics Committee, fall 2001

· Chair of Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2005-2006

MISCELLANEOUS

· Math Department liaison to Computer Science Department, fall 2001-fall 2002

· Math Department liaison to Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Geology, fall 2002

· Math Department liaison to Honors College, 2004-2005

ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Mathematics, May 1993, Duke University

M.A., Mathematics, May 1989, Duke University

B.S. cum laude, Mathematics, May 1987, Duke University

MISCELLANEOUS

· 1^st Place, Julia Dale Prize in Mathematics, Duke University, spring 1987

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

PUBLICATIONS

· Perturbed Scale-Invariant Initial Value Problems in One-Dimensional Dynamic Elastoplasticity, SIAM J. Math. Anal. 26, no. 6 (1995), pp. 1564-1587.

· Riemann Problems for an Elastoplastic Model for Antiplane Shearing with a Nonassociative Flow Rule (with F.X. Garaizar), Math. & Mech. of Solids 1 (1996), pp. 425-443.

· An Elastoplasticity Model for Antiplane Shearing with a Nonassociative Flow Rule: Genuine Nonlinearity of Plastic Waves (with F.X. Garaizar and M. Shearer), Technical Report (CRSC-TR96-3), Center for Research in Scientific Computation, North Carolina State University (1996).

· Plane Shear Waves in a Fully Saturated Granular Material with Velocity and Stress Controlled Boundary Conditions (with Michael Shearer and David Schaeffer), Int. J. of Nonlinear Mechanics. 32, no. 3 (1997), pp. 489-503.

· Room for One More, Georgia Mathematics Newsletter. 22, (1997), pp. 1-3.

· Wave Speeds for an Elastoplastic Model for Two-Dimensional Deformations with a Nonassociative Flow Rule (with F.X. Garaizar), Quart. Appl. Math. 52, no. 2 (1999), pp. 245-259.

· A Free Boundary Problem for a Hypoplastic Model of Plane Shear Waves in a Fully Saturated Granular Material, SIAM J. Math. Anal. 34, no. 3 (2002), pp. 527-554.

· Material Nonuniformity Preceding Shear-Band Formation in a Dynamic Model for Granular Flow (with F.X. Garaizar), In preparation.

· A Mathematical Model for Power Output in Rowing on an Ergometer, Sports Engineering, 6, no. 4, (2005), pp. 221-234.

· A Mathematical Model for Power Output in Rowing, In preparation.

· Optimizing Distribution of Power During a Cycling Time Trial, Sports Engineering, 8, no. 2, (2005), pp. 81-90.

· A Decomposition Method for a Semilinear Boundary Value Problem with a Quadratic Nonlinearity, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 6 (2005).

MISCELLANEOUS

· Referee for Sports Engineering, 2002-present

· Reviewer for Math Reviews, 2004-present

· Referee for International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2005-present