"All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another." ---Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963
Welcome to the homepage of Dr. Laura K. Gross, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Bridgewater State University (BSU), part of the state-university system in Massachusetts. Send me e-mail at laura dot gross at bridgew dot edu, visit me in Conant 349, or call me at 508 531-2391.
In Spring 2013 I am teaching Single Variable Calculus II (MATH-162-003), Differential Equations (MATH-316-001), and Applied Mathematics (MATH 416-001). I have previously also taught Precalculus (MATH-100), Elements of Precalculus (MATH-140), Precalculus with Trigonometry (MATH-150), Calculus I (MATH-151), Calculus II (MATH-152), Calculus III (MATH-251), Introduction to Real Analysis I (MATH-401), and Programming and Computer Algebra (COMP-203) at BSU, as well as precalculus, calculus, linear algebra, algebra with business applications, mathematics for liberal arts, and Advanced Engineering Mathematics I and II at The University of Akron.My research interests involve modeling a variety of physical systems spanning combustion, optics, liquid crystals, and polymers using differential equations. I apply analytical and numerical techniques to study nonlinear dynamics, especially of reaction-diffusion equations, free-boundary-value problems, and dynamical systems. You can download .pdf versions of my publications or look at my whole curriculum vitae.
Check out local activities in southeastern Massachusetts.
Thank you for visiting, and have a nice day.