Tamara Olson's home page

Tamara Olson's home page I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. My address, phone and fax number are given below.

The best way to reach me is to send email to trolson.
Or you could check my schedule and make an appointment.

Classes

Mathematical Interests

I am interested in mathematics applied to the behavior of inhomogeneous materials, in the form of bounds and approximations which take into account statistical descriptions of the microstructure.

Materials include polycrystals, composites, laminates, and materials containing inclusions or voids.

Physical phenomena of interest include linear behaviors (thermal and electrical conductivity, dielectricity, elasticity, piezoelectricity, etc.) and nonlinear behaviors (plasticity, elasticity, yield).

Mathematical tools include PDE's, variational principles, Fourier analysis, calculus of variations . . .

Click here for a list of my online preprints and abstracts

HALIFAX TALK: Click to see slides from the talk I gave in Halifax July 17, 2006

Other Interests

I LIKE TO PLAY RACQUETBALL. Just say when ...

I also like to tie-dye.

I am a MOMMY!
Archer Robert Olson was born Friday, May 14, 2004 at 7:30 am and measured 19 inches, 7 pounds 5 ounces.
Samantha Nicole Olson was born Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 5:32 pm and measured 18 3/4 inches, 6 pounds 15 ounces.

Quotes

''The data contains 1400 babies ... [more details] ... After data cleaning ... ''

Recent Classes

Fall '12
- MA1161, Calculus I
Spring '12
- Modeling with Differential Equations (MA3560)
- Functional Analysis (MA5524)
Fall '11
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160)
- Graduate Real Analysis (MA5401)
Spring '11
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160)
- Mathematical Experimentation
Fall '10
- Senior Real Analysis
- Calculus II with Technology

Previous Classes

(Some of these links might not work anymore)

Spring '09
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160)
- Mathematical Experimentation (MA2910)
Fall '08
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160)
- Senior Real Analysis (MA4450)
Spring '08
Fall '07
Spring '07
- Mathematical Experimentation (MA2910)
- Modeling with O.D.E.s (MA3560)
Fall '06
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160 R01)
- Real Analysis (MA4450)
Spring '06
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160)
- Mathematical Experimentation (MA2910)
Fall '05
- Multivariable Calculus (MA3160)
- Real Analysis - Lebesgue measure theory (MA5401)
Spring '05
- Math Experimentation (MA2910)
- Functional Analysis (MA5524)
Fall '04
- Calc.I (MA1161)
- Analysis (MA5401)
Spring '04
- MA2910 (Mathematical Experimentation)
Fall '03
- MA3160 (Multivariable Calculus)
- MA3521 (Differential Equations)
- MA2321 (Elem. Linear Algebra)
Spring '03
- MA3160 (Multivariable Calculus)
- MA5524 (Functional Analysis I)
Fall '02
- MA1160 (Calculus I)
- MA5401 (Analysis I)
Spring '02
- MA1160
- MA2910
Spring '01
- MA2910 Laboratories in Mathematical Experimentation
- MA5402 Real Analysis
Fall '00
- MA3160, Section 1 Multivariable Calculus with Technology
- MA5401 Real Analysis
Classes from a previous millennium
- MA1160 (Calculus I)
- MA162, Section 4 (Spring '00)
- MA299/499 (Spring '00)
- MA451, Section 1 (Winter '99--'00)
- MA160, Section 2 (Spring '99)
- MA310, Section 6 (Spring '99)

Resources For Instructors

How to use the worksheets: Obsolete instructions for how to view, print, and edit these documents on the Sun Rays in Fisher 331.

Mathematica notebooks, and worksheets in postscript and (editable) LaTeX versions

Precalculus
(formerly MA133, now MA1032,MA1033)
MA1160, Calculus I under construction
(also MA1150, MA1161)
Differential Calculus (old link)
(formerly MA160, now MA1150,MA1160)
Introductory Differential Equations, Taylor Series, Linear Algebra
(formerly MA162, now MA2160,MA2320,MA2321,MA3520,MA3521)
Multivariable Calculus
(formerly MA260, now MA3150,MA3160)
Integral Calculus
(formerly MA161, now MA2150,MA2160)