Matthew Miller (Ph.D., Illinois, 1979)
Mathematical Biology and Commutative Algebra. Research interests
involve problems in ecological modeling, particularly in spatial aspects
of animal behavior. Previous work in commutative algebra used homological
techniques to investigate relationships between betti numbers and Hilbert
functions. Teaching interests include mathematics for
biology and other life science majors.
- E-mail: miller at math dot South Carolina dot edu (abbreviate South Carolina as sc)
- Mail:
- Department of Mathematics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
- Telephone: (803) 777-3690
- FAX: (803) 777-3783
For routine matters concerning paperwork, paychecks, and so forth contact Cynthia Stanley, email: gradadm at math dot sc dot edu, or visit the Graduate Office (LeConte 411), or phone 7-4224. For other matters, large or small, please feel welcome to contact me at my Graduate Director email: graddir at math dot South Carolina dot edu (note there are two "d's" and South Carolina should be abbreviated as simply sc). A great deal of information can be found online at the Graduate Program Information Page, which is maintained by the Department, and at the Graduate School Homepage, maintained by the University. For less formal advice (to be taken with caution) older graduate students have a wealth of information--they are worth getting to know!
Current course materials
Professional activity
Past course and seminar materials
Spring, 2009
Fall, 2008
Spring, 2008
Fall, 2007
MATH 172 -- Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences
Fall, 2006 - Spring, 2007
Summer, 2006
Spring, 2006
Fall, 2005
Summer, 2005
Spring, 2005
MATH 172
-- Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences
Summer, 2004
Spring, 2004
Fall, 2003
Spring, 2003
Fall, 2002
Summer, 2002
Spring, 2002
Fall, 2001
Summer, 2001
- Maple workshop
-- an introduction to Maple V.6 for high school seniors participating in the summer 2001 USC engineering research program
Fall, 2000
- MATH 122, sections 2 and 3 -- this link has been superceded by
MATH 122, section 12 -- Brief Calculus,
Spring, 2004
Summer, 2000
- Mathematics and Biology
-- a course at the South Carolina Governor's School for
Science and Mathematics ( GSSM )
Spring, 2000
Summer, 1999
- Mathematics and Biology
-- a course at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics ( GSSM )
Spring, 1999
Fall, 1998
Spring, 1998
- MATH 122, section 7 -- Calculus (materials superseded by the ones of Fall, 2000)
Spring 1997
Fall 1995
- SCCC 411B -- Mathematical Biology (The Dynamics of Change: Stability,
Oscillation, Boom and Bust in the Biological World). Team taught with
Prof. Dave Wethey:
wethey@biol.sc.edu The following paper arose from some of the students' projects.
- Resource competition in algae: a class project in Mathematical Biology
(with H. Agler, A. Ahearn, A. Kitchell, N. Lopanik, H. Miller, and D. S. Wethey), MapleTech 4 (1997), 78--85.
Research collaboration with biologists
(unfortunately very much out of date)
PhD students
Other links
Last modified: January 7, 2010