Martha L. Abell
Professor of Mathematics
Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Mathematical Sciences
P.O. Box 8093
Georgia Southern University 30460-8093
martha@georgiasouthern.edu
Office phone: 912-478-5132
Fax: 912-478-0654
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Georgia Southern University:
- July
2003-June 2004: Honors Director
- July
2002-June 2003: Interim Director, Honors Programs
- July
2001-June 2002: Interim Director, University Honors Program
- March
1996-September 1997: Faculty Assistant to the Vice-President for Academic
Affairs
Georgia Southern University Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science/ Mathematical Sciences:
- July
2004 - present: Chair, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
- August
2000-present: Professor
- September
1994-August 2000: Associate Professor
- September
1989-September 1994: Assistant Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology School of Mathematics:
- September
1997-June 1998, Visiting Faculty
- January
1985-September 1989: Graduate Teaching Assistant and Temporary Instructor
Recent Publications
- Martha L. Abell, James P. Braselton and Lorraine Braselton, "Competition in the chemostat: A comparison of inhibitory and lethal offensive strategies,", Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 72 (2006), 10-25.
- James P. Braselton, Martha L. Abell and Lorraine Braselton, "Selective mating in a continuous model of epistasis,", Applied Mathematics and Computation 171 (2005).
- Martha L. Abell, James P. Braselton and Lorraine Braselton, “A Host-Microparasite Model with a Resistant Host”, Journal of Ecological Complexity, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp 300-311, 2005
- Martha L. Abell and James P. Braselton, Differential Equations with Mathematica, Third Edition, Academic Press, 2004.
- Martha L. Abell and James P. Braselton, Mathematica By Example, Third Edition, Academic Press, 2004
- Jack Yu, James Braselton, Martha Abell, Ronald Wright and Matthew Williamson, A fractal analysis of human cranial sutures, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 409-415, 2003.
- James P. Braselton, Martha L. Abell, and Lorraine Braselton, When is a surface not orientable?, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology , Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 529-541, 2002.
- Martha L. Abell, James P. Braselton, and John Rafter, Statistics with Maple V, Academic Press, 2002.
- Jack Yu, James P. Braselton, Martha L. Abell, and James Borke, The Identification of Calcium Oscillators in Immature Rat Cranial Sutures, Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, 2001.
- John Rafter, Martha L. Abell, and James P. Braselton, Multiple Comparison Tests for Means, SIAM Review, Volume 44, Number 2, pp. 259-278, 2002.
- Martha
L. Abell and James P. Braselton, Modern Differential Equations, Second Edition, Harcourt College Publishing,
August, 2000.
Some Recent Courses Taught
Honors
Calculus I and II
- MATH
1441H - Students investigated
famous mathematicians; Syllabus
- MATH 2242H - Syllabus
Educational Information
- Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Mathematics, 1989
- M.S.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Applied Mathematics, 1987
- B.S.
Mercer University, Mathematics, 1984
Personal Interests
- Tennis -
I play on a USTA 9.0 Mixed Doubles League in Savannah, GA. In November 2003, we played in the
National Tournament in Pensacola, FL.
2003 Southeastern 8.5
Sectional Champions
- Honors Program - I enjoyed my time as Honors Director (2001-2004). I attended numerous honors conferences and field trips with the students.
High Ropes with UHP
and BHP students (Fall 2002)
- MAA - Southeastern Section - I serve on
the Executive Committee of the Mathematical Association SE Section.
The content of personal and
other unofficial home pages is not sanctioned by Georgia Southern University
and does not represent official information or opinions of the University.
Martha L. Abell is solely responsible for the contents of this page.
Last revised: 4/16/2008
