Dr. Sheng Xu
I teach each course using my customized notes incorporated with my own takes and ideas with reference to various textbooks and resources. Please check my sample notes and videos below.
Books:
I wrote an undergraduate textbook on scientific computing. It is available on Amazon (Link) and the web site of the publisher (Link).
I am writing a research monograph about my research on the immersed interface method for simulation of fluid flows.
Research:
My research interests include scientific computing and fluid dynamics. If you are interested in my research, you can check my personal website at SMU.
Bio:
- Associate Professor of Math, Southern Methodist University
- Ph.D. from Cornell, post-doc at Princeton and Cornell, M.S. at Tsinghua Univ., B.S. at Univ. of Sci. & Tech. of China (USTC)
- 18 years and 11 college plus 7 elementary school math courses teaching experience
- Betty McKnight Speairs Endowed Teaching Excellence Award in Math
Teaching Philosophy:
- Emphasize both concept understanding and problem solving
- Balance basics and challenges
- Connect dots to reveal big pictures
Teaching Demos:
Prealgebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Precalculus
AP Calculus AB
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
— John von Neumann, American-hungarian mathematician
K-12 Math Enrichment Courses 