B. Frank Jones | |
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Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Rice University |
Known for | partial differential equations |
Awards | Distinguished University Teaching of Mathematics Award, MAA |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Rice University |
B. Frank Jones (c. 1936) is an American mathematician, and the Noah Harding Professor of Mathematics at Rice University.[1] Jones' mathematical research is focused on partial differential equations and real analysis.
Personal
editB. Frank Jones was born in Amarillo, Texas.[2] He attended Rice Institute, where he was a Chemical Engineering major.[2] He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1958.[2]
Education
edit- Ph.D., Rice University, 1961 (Mathematics)
- Dissertation: "The Determination of a Coefficient in a Parabolic Differential Equation"
- Advisor: Jim Douglas, Jr.[3]
- B.A., Rice Institute, 1958 (Mathematics)
University positions
edit- 1961–present: Noah Harding Professor, Rice University
Publications
edit- Jones, Frank (2000). Lebesgue Integration on Euclidean Space. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-0763717087. OCLC 315802103.
- Jones, Jr., B. Frank (September 1977). "A fundamental solution for the heat equation which is supported in a strip". Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 60 (2): 314–324.
- Jones, Jr., B. Frank (October 1975). "An approximation theorem of runge type for the heat equation". Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 521: 289–292.
- Jones, B. Frank (1971). Rudiments of Riemann Surfaces. Rice University.
- Jones, B. Frank; Koecher, Max (1969). An elementary approach to bounded symmetric domains . Rice University.
- Jones, B. Frank (1963). "Various methods for finding unknown coefficients in parabolic differential equations". Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 16 (1): 33–44. doi:10.1002/cpa.3160160106.
- Jones, B. Frank (1963). "Singular integrals and parabolic equations". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 69 (4): 501–503.
- Douglas, Jr., Jim; Jones, Jr., B. Frank (December 1962). "Numerical methods for integro-differential equations of parabolic and hyperbolic types". Journal Numerische Mathematik archive. 4 (1). Springer-Verlag: 96–102. doi:10.1007/BF01386299.
Honors and awards (selected)
editOther interests
editReferences
edit- ^ "Faculty, Department of Mathematics". Rice University. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ a b c d "Professor of the Year". Rice Magazine. Rice University. Spring 2008. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Jim Douglas, Jr". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners" (Excel). U.S. Professors of the Year. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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Category:1936 births
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