Dr. John Paul Roop
Assistant Professor
Mathematics Department, 
North Carolina A & T State University




Fall 2008 Teaching:
Math 110-7: Precalculus for Engineers and Scientists - 4 hours, (2:00-2:50 MTWF), 
For students, see Blackboard
Math 111-17: College Algebra - 4 hours, (6:00-7:50 MW), 
For students, see My Math Lab
Math 132-4: Calculus II - 4 hours, (4:00-4:50 MTWF), 
For students, see Blackboard


Spring 2008 Teaching: 
 
Math 111-05A: College Algebra - 4 hours (Distance Learning)

 Math 112-11: Business Calculus - 4 hours (2:00-2:50 MTWF)

 Math 440-1: Numerical Methods - 3 hours (12:00-12:50 MWF)



Educational Background:
 B.S., Mathematics, Roanoke College, 1999.
 M.S., Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, 2001.
 Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, 2004.
 Post-Doc, Mathematics, Virginia Tech, 8/2004-5/2006.
Curriculum Vita

Research Papers/Preprints:

(with K.D. Edoh) A fast wavelet multilevel approach to total variation image denoising, 
 IEEE Trans. Image Proc., submitted, (2008).  Downloadable pdf 
(with K.D. Edoh, Y. Kyei, G. Tang) Higher-order compact finite difference schemes designed through minimization of a priori error, 
 Appl. Numer. Math.  , submitted, (2008).
(with J. Borggaard and T. Iliescu) A bounded artificial viscosity model for the 
numerical simulation of turbulent flows, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., accepted subject to revision, (2008). Downloadable PDF
(with J. Borggaard and T. Iliescu) An improved penalty method for power-law Stokes 
problems, J. Comp. Appl. Math., to appear, (2008). Downloadable PDF
Numerical approximation of a one-dimensional space fractional advection-dispersion 
equation with boundary layer,  Comp. Math. Applic., 56, pp. 1808-1819, 2008.  Downloadable pdf
(with J. Borggaard, T. Iliescu, H.K. Lee, and H. Son), A two-level discretization method for the Smagorinsky model, 
 Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, 7(2), pp. 599-621, (2008).  Downloadable pdf
(with V.J. Ervin and N. Heuer) Numerical Approximation of a Time Dependent, Non-linear, 
 Fractional Order Diffusion Equation SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 45, pp. 572-591, (2007).  Downloadable PDF
Numerical comparison of nonlinear subgridscale models via adaptive mesh refinement, 
Mathematical and Computer Modeling, 46, pp. 1487-1506, (2007).  Downloadable PDF
Computational aspects of FEM approximations of fractional advection dispersion equations 
on bounded domains in R^{2}, J. Comp. Appl. Math,   193, pp. 243-268, (2006). Downloadable PDF
(with V.J. Ervin) Variational solution of fractional advection dispersion equations on 
bounded domains in R^{d}, Numer. Meth. P.D.E. 23, pp. 256-281, (2007). Downloadable PDF
(with V.J. Ervin) Variational formulation for the fractional advection dispersion equation, 
Numer. Meth. P.D.E., 22 pp. 558-576, (2006). Downloadable PDF
(with G.J. Fix, III) Least squares finite element solution of a fractional two point 
boundary value problem, Comp. Math. Applic., 48, pp. 1017-1033, (2004). Downloadable PDF


Faculty Repository

Math Review Work

WRF Real-Time Weather Forecasting 

Some Hurricane Predictions

Contact Information:
Email:   jproop@ncat.edu
Phone:   (336) 334-7822, ext. 2016
FAX:     (336) 256-0876
Address: 
Marteena Hall - Room 204
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411