Crista Arangala

Crista Arangala (née Crista Lynn Coles) is an American mathematician and textbook author, specializing in numerical analysis. She is a professor of mathematics and chair of the department of mathematics and statistics at Elon University,[1] and a Fulbright Scholar.

Education

Arangala graduated from Allegheny College in 1993.[1][2] She earned her Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of Cincinnati, with a dissertation on Numerical Identification of Parameters in Inverse Heat Conduction and Inverse Euler Bernoulli Beam Theory supervised by Diego Antonio Murio.[1][3]

International work

Arangala has regularly taken her Elon mathematics classes to India and Sri Lanka, where they have participated in elementary-school mathematics education.[4][5][6] In 2013–2014 she was a Fulbright Scholar in Sri Lanka.[4][7]

Books

Arangala's books include:

  • Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects with Mathematica (CRC Press, 2015)[8]
  • Exploring Calculus: Labs and Projects with Mathematica (with Karen A. Yokley, CRC Press, 2016)
  • Mathematical Modeling: Branching Beyond Calculus (with Nicholas S. Luke and Karen A. Yokley, CRC Press, 2018)
  • Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects Using Matlab (CRC Press, 2019)[9]

References
  1. "Crista Arangala", Faculty & Staff Profiles, Elon University, retrieved May 26, 2019
  2. The Kaldron, Allegheny College, 1993, p. 27, hdl:10456/35113
  3. Crista Lynn Coles at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. "Crista Arangala promoted" (PDF), A slice of π, Elon University Department of Mathematics & Statistics, vol. 18, p. 1, June 2015, retrieved May 26, 2019
  5. Unnithan, Sangeetha (February 8, 2010), "School notes", The Hindu
  6. Coleman, Kellye (April 13, 2011), "Math professor by day, social activist by inspiration", The Pendulum, Elon University, p. 13
  7. Crista Arangala, Fulbright Scholar Program, retrieved May 26, 2019
  8. Reviews of Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects with Mathematica:
  9. Review of Exploring Linear Algebra: Labs and Projects Using Matlab:
    • Hunacek, Mark (May 2019), "Review", MAA Reviews
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