IMI Interdisciplinary Mathematics InstituteCollege of Arts and Sciences

Robert C. Sharpley

  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus
  • Mathematics
  • University of South Carolina

Interim Director
Research Computing & Cyber Infrastructure
Office of Research
University of South Carolina


Research Professor
Interdisciplinary Mathematics Institute
University of South Carolina



Education

Ph.D. Mathematics University of Texas 1972
M.A. Mathematics University of Texas 1969
B.A. Mathematics University of Texas 1968

Experience

2010 – Present Interim Director Center for Research Computing & Cyberinfrastructure, Univ. of South Carolina
2009 – Present Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of South Carolina
2009 – Present Research Professor Interdisciplinary Mathematics Institute
2007 – 2009 Director Interdisciplinary Mathematics Institute
1983 – 2008 Professor Department of Mathematics, Univ. of South Carolina
1978 – 1983 Associate Professor Department of Mathematics, Univ. of South Carolina
1976 – 1978 Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics, Univ. of South Carolina
1972 – 1976 Assistant Professor Oakland University

Research

Research Interests

Classical Analysis and its applications. Research interests include Fourier analysis, approximation theory, multiresolution analysis, signal and image processing, numerical analysis, computational mathematics, and visualization.

Current Projects


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Teaching Activities

Previous Courses

  • MATH 141 and 141H - Calculus I
  • MATH 142 and 142H - Calculus II
  • MATH 241 and 241H- Vector Calculus
  • MATH 242 and 242H- Elementary Differential Equations
  • MATH 399 - Independent Study
  • MATH 499 - Undergraduate Research
  • MATH 511 - Probability
  • MATH 520 and 520H- Ordinary Differential Equations
  • MATH 521 - Boundary Value Problems and Partial Differential Equations
  • MATH 522 - Wavelets
  • MATH 524 - Nonlinear Optimization
  • MATH 526 and 526H- Numerical Linear Algebra
  • MATH 527 - Numerical Analysis
  • MATH 531 - Foundations of Geometry
  • MATH 532 - Modern Geometry
  • MATH 550 - Vector Analysis
  • MATH 552 - Applied Complex Variables
  • MATH 554 and 554H - Analysis I
  • MATH 555 and 555H - Analysis II
  • MATH 599 - Topics in Mathematics
  • MATH 703 - Analysis I
  • MATH 704 - Analysis II
  • MATH 705 - Analysis III
  • MATH 720 - Applied Mathematics I
  • MATH 721 - Applied Mathematics II
  • MATH 722 - Numerical Optimization
  • MATH 723 - Differential Equations
  • MATH 724 - Differential Equations II
  • MATH 725 - Approximation Theory
  • MATH 726 - Numerical Differential Equations I
  • MATH 727 - Numerical Differential Equations II
  • MATH 728 - Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics
  • MATH 750 - Fourier Analysis
  • MATH 751 - The Mathematical Theory of Wavelets
  • MATH 752 - Complex Analysis
  • MATH 755 - Applied Functional Analysis
  • MATH 756 - Functional Analysis I
  • MATH 757 - Functional Analysis II
  • MATH 758 - Selected Topics in Analysis
  • MATH 798 - Directed Readings and Research
  • MATH 799 - Thesis Preparation|
  • MATH 899 - Dissertation Preparation
  • Also taught Math 100, Math 115, Math 174, Math 374, Math 546, Math 547, CSCE 350, and STAT 509 at other universities.

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Selected Publications

  • Binev, P., Dahmen, W., DeVore, R., Lamby, P., Savu, D. and Sharpley, R., “Compressed Sensing and Electron Microscopy”, Chapter in Imaging at the Edge-Nanoscale Imaging in Electron Microscopy, P. Binev, W. Dahmen, T. Vogt (eds), Springer, 2012.
  • Vatchev, V. and Sharpley, R., Decomposition of functions into pairs of intrinsic mode functions, Proc. Royal Soc. Series A 464 (2008), 2265–2280.
  • Prazenica, R.J., Kurdila, A.J., Sharpley, R., and Evers, J., “Multiresolution and Adaptive Path Planning for Maneuver of Micro-Air-Vehicles in Urban Environments,” invited paper in the special session on Vision-Based Control, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.
  • Bennett, C., DeVore, R. and Sharpley, R., Weak-L^{\infty} and BMO, Annals of Math. 113 (1981), 601–611.
  • C. Bennett and R.C. Sharpley, “Interpolation of Operators”, Academic Press, New York, 1988, 469 pp.

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IMI Preprints and Seminars

Go to the list of 11 preprints and 2 seminars by Robert C. Sharpley.

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Curriculum Vitae

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