Faculty Profile

Joseph Iaia

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Mathematics
College
College of Science

    

Education

PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Major: Mathematics
Dissertation Title: Isometric Embeddings of Surfaces with Nonnegative Curvature in R3.
BA, College of the Holy Cross, 1986.
Major: Mathematics

Current Scheduled Teaching*

MATH 1710.160, Calculus I, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MATH 1710.720, Calculus I, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MATH 6950.727, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

MATH 1710.110, Calculus I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
MATH 1650.622, Pre Calculus, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2023 Syllabus
MATH 4900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2023
MATH 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2023
MATH 6900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2023
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1650.622, Pre Calculus, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3000.002, Real Analysis I, Fall 2022 Syllabus
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2022 Syllabus
MATH 4900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2022
MATH 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2022
MATH 1710.720, Calculus I, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5320.001, Real Analysis, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 4900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2022
MATH 1650.623, Pre Calculus, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5310.001, Real Analysis, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5310.601, Real Analysis, Fall 2021 Syllabus
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2021 Syllabus
MATH 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2021
MATH 1710.622, Calculus I, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 6950.711, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5910.704, Special Problems, Spring 2021
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 1650.622, Pre Calculus, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2020 Syllabus
MATH 4900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2020
MATH 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2020
MATH 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2020
MATH 1710.620, Calculus I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MATH 3410.004, Differential Equations I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MATH 6950.711, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020
MATH 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2020
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019
MATH 1650.623, Pre Calculus, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3000.002, Real Analysis I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2019 Syllabus
MATH 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2019
MATH 1710.620, Calculus I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5320.001, Functions of a Real Variable, Spring 2019 SPOT
MATH 6900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2019
MATH 5310.001, Functions of a Real Variable, Fall 2018 SPOT
MATH 1650.621, Pre Calculus, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2018 Syllabus
MATH 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2018
MATH 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2018
MATH 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2018
MATH 1710.620, Calculus I, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2018 SPOT
MATH 4910.702, Special Problems, Spring 2018
MATH 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2018
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2017 SPOT
MATH 1650.623, Pre Calculus, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2017 Syllabus
MATH 4900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2017
MATH 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2017
MATH 5900.711, Special Problems, Fall 2017
MATH 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2017
MATH 4900.702, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2017
MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
MATH 5320.001, Functions of a Real Variable, Spring 2017 SPOT
MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3410.006, Differential Equations I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016
MATH 5310.001, Functions of a Real Variable, Fall 2016 SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2016
MATH 1710.621, Calculus I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2016 SPOT
MATH 5910.713, Special Problems, Spring 2016
MATH 6910.713, Special Problems, Spring 2016
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2015 SPOT
MATH 1650.622, Pre Calculus, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2015
MATH 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2015
MATH 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2015
MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
MATH 3420.002, Differential Equations II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
MATH 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2015
MATH 6900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2015
MATH 5460.001, Differential Equations, Fall 2014
MATH 3410.004, Differential Equations I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
MATH 3010.001, Seminar in Problem Solving Techniques, Fall 2014
MATH 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2014
MATH 5900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2014
MATH 5900.702, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2014
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2014
MATH 4900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2014
MATH 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2014
MATH 3740.001, Vector Calculus, Spring 2014 Syllabus
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2013
MATH 2700.004, Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry, Fall 2013 Syllabus
MATH 2700.006, Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry, Fall 2013 Syllabus
MATH 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2013
MATH 5900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2013
MATH 1710.621, Calculus I, Spring 2013 Syllabus
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2013
MATH 5320.001, Functions of a Real Variable, Spring 2013
MATH 4910.704, Special Problems, Spring 2013
MATH 5900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2013
MATH 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012
MATH 5310.001, Functions of a Real Variable, Fall 2012
MATH 1650.621, Pre Calculus, Fall 2012 Syllabus
MATH 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2012
MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2012 Syllabus
MATH 5900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2012
MATH 1720.620, Calculus II, Spring 2012 Syllabus
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012
MATH 4100.001, Fourier Analysis, Spring 2012 Syllabus
MATH 5950.703, Master's Thesis, Spring 2012
MATH 5900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2012
MATH 5900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2012
MATH 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011
MATH 2730.001, Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2011 Syllabus
MATH 5900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2011
MATH 5900.714, Special Problems, Fall 2011
MATH 5910.702, Special Problems, Fall 2011
MATH 3740.001, Vector Calculus, Fall 2011 Syllabus
MATH 2730.001, Multivariable Calculus, Summer 5W2 2011
MATH 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2011
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2011
MATH 4450.001, Introduction to the Theory of Matrices, Spring 2011 Syllabus
MATH 5500.001, Introduction to the Theory of Matrices, Spring 2011
MATH 4900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2011
MATH 5900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2011
MATH 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2011
MATH 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2010
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2010
MATH 3610.001, Real Analysis II, Fall 2010 Syllabus
MATH 5910.702, Special Problems, Fall 2010
MATH 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2010
MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2010
MATH 1710.621, Calculus I, Spring 2010
MATH 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2010
MATH 1650.622, Pre Calculus, Fall 2009
MATH 3000.001, Real Analysis I, Fall 2009
MATH 3610.001, Real Analysis II, Fall 2009
MATH 5900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2009
MATH 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2009
MATH 1400.002, College Math with Calculus, Summer 5W2 2009
MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Spring 2009
MATH 3410.500, Differential Equations I, Spring 2009
MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Spring 2009
MATH 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2009
MATH 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2009
MATH 6900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2009
MATH 1720.210, Calculus II, Fall 2008
MATH 4520.001, Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable, Fall 2008
MATH 5900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2008
MATH 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2008
MATH 3410.001, Differential Equations I, Summer 5W1 2008
MATH 4050.002, Advanced Study of the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum, Spring 2008
MATH 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2008
MATH 4450.001, Introduction to the Theory of Matrices, Spring 2008
MATH 5500.001, Introduction to the Theory of Matrices, Spring 2008
MATH 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2008
MATH 1720.004, Calculus II, Fall 2007
MATH 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2007
MATH 4520.001, Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable, Fall 2007
MATH 5400.001, Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable, Fall 2007
MATH 1710.624, Calculus I, Spring 2007
MATH 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2007
MATH 5120.001, Introduction to Analysis, Spring 2007
MATH 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2006
MATH 5110.001, Introduction to Analysis, Fall 2006
MATH 1650.624, Pre Calculus, Fall 2006
MATH 3410.001, Differential Equations I, Summer 5W1 2006
MATH 1720.006, Calculus II, Spring 2006
MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2006
MATH 6950.709, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2006
MATH 1710.010, Calculus I, Fall 2005
MATH 2520.001, Real Analysis II, Fall 2005
MATH 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2005
MATH 1680.015, Elementary Probability and Statistics, Summer 3W1 2005
MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Spring 2005
MATH 2510.001, Real Analysis I, Spring 2005
MATH 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2005
MATH 5900.009, Special Problems, Spring 2005
MATH 5900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2005
MATH 1710.010, Calculus I, Fall 2004
MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2004
MATH 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Iaia, J. A. (2023). Existence and Nonexistence of Sign-changing Solutions for Singular, Superlinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis. 2023(22(11)), 14.
Iaia, J. A. (2022). Existence and Nonexistence of Sign-Changing Solutions for Singular, Semilinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Nonlinear Analysis. 2022, 10.
Iaia, J. A., Ali, M. (2021). Existence and Nonexistence for Singular Sublinear Problems on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 2021(3), 17.
Iaia, J. A., Ali, M. (2021). Infinitely Many Solutions for a Singular Semilinear Problem on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 2021(68), 17.
Iaia, J. A. (2020). Existence and Nonexistence of Radial Solutions for Semilinear Equations with Bounded Nonlinearities on Exterior Domains.. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 2020(117), 16.
Iaia, J. A. (2020). Existence of Infinitely Many Solutions for Semilinear Problems on Exterior Domains. Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis. 2020(19), 15.
Iaia, J. A. (2020). Existence of Solutions for Semilinear Problems on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 2020(34), 10.
Iaia, J. A. (2019). Existence of Infinitely Many Solutions for Singular Semilinear Problems on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 2019(108), 11.
Iaia, J. A. (2018). Existence of Solutions for Sublinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 181, 1-14.
Iaia, J. A., Joshi, J. (2018). Infinitely Many of Solutions for a Semilinear Problem on Exterior Domains with Nonlinear Boundary Conditions. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 108, 1-10.
Iaia, J. A. (2017). Existence and Nonexistence of Solutions for Semilinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Journal of Partial Differential Equations. 30(4), 17.
Iaia, J. A. (2017). Existence and Nonexistence of Solutions for Sublinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 214, 1-13.
Iaia, J. A. (2017). Existence of Solutions for Semilinear Problems with Prescribed Number of Zeros on Exterior Domains. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 446, 591-604.
Iaia, J. A. (2017). Existence of Solutions for Sublinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 253, 1-14. Denton:.
Iaia, J. A. (2016). Existence and Nonexistence for Semilinear Equations on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 227, 1-9.
Iaia, J. A. (2016). Existence of Solutions for Semilinear Problems on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 112, 1-11.
Iaia, J. A., Joshi, J. (2016). Existence of Solutions for Semilinear Problems with Prescribed Number of Zeros on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Differential Equations. 112, 1-11.
Iaia, J. A. (2016). Spreading of Charged MicroDroplets. Differential and Integral Equations. 29(9/10), 923-938.
Iaia, J. A. (2015). Loitering at the Hilltop on Exterior Domains. Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations. 82, 1-11.
Iaia, J. A. (2015). The Spreading of Charged Microdroplets.
Iaia, J. A. (2013). Solutions of the Porous Medium Equation with Degenerate Interfaces. Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications. 81, 110-129.
Iaia, J. A. (2013). Spreading of Charged Microdroplets.
Iaia, J. A. (2013). Traveling Wave Solutions of the Porous Medium Equation with Degenerate Interfaces.
Iaia, J. A. (2010). Traveling Wave and Capillarity Driven Spreading of Shear-Thinning Fluids.
Iaia, J. A. (2008). Radial Solutions to a Superlinear Dirichlet Problem Using Bessel Functions.
Iaia, J. A. (2006). Localized Solutions of a Semilinear Elliptic Equation: Loitering at the Hilltop.
Iaia, J. A. (2004). Nonconvergent Solutions of u + f(u) = 0 in RN. Variational methods: open problems, recent progress, and numerical algorithms.
Iaia, J. A. (2001). Positive Solution Curves in Semipositone Problems with Concave-Convex Type Nonlinearities.
Iaia, J. A. (2001). Uniqueness of Inflection Points for Positive Solutions of a Semilinear EllipticPDE.
Iaia, J. A. (1998). Encapsulated-Vortex Solutions to Equivariant Wave Equations: Existence.
Iaia, J. A. (1998). Localized Radial Solutions to a Semilinear Elliptic Equation on R^N..
Iaia, J. A. (1997). Localized Solutions of Sublinear, Elliptic Equations: Loitering at the Hilltop.
Iaia, J. A. (1995). A Priori Estimates and Uniqueness of Inflection Points for Positive Solutions of Semipositone Problems.
Iaia, J. A. (1995). A Priori Estimates for a Semilinear Elliptic PDE.
Iaia, J. A. (1995). Nonradial Solutions of a Semilinear Elliptic Equation in Two Dimensions.
Iaia, J. A. (1995). Radial Solutions to a p-Laplacian Dirichlet Problem.
Iaia, J. A. (1993). The Weyl Problem for Surfaces of Nonnegative Curvature.
Iaia, J. A. (1992). Isometric Embeddings of Surfaces with Nonnegative Curvature in R3.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Iaia, J. A., "Nonlinear Elliptic Equations on Exterior Domains," Sponsored by Simons Foundation, Federal, $42000 Funded. (20232028).
Iaia, J. A., Shelton, T. (Co-Principal), "Semilinear Elliptic Equations on Exterior Domains," Sponsored by Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM), National, $5000 Funded. (August 31, 2022July 31, 2023).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "ROP Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (20042004).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "ROP Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1800 Funded. (20032003).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "ROP Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1800 Funded. (20022002).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "ROP Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1800 Funded. (19971997).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "ROP Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (19961996).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "RIG Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (19951995).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "RIG Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (19941994).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "RIG Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (19931993).
Iaia, J. A. (Other), "RIG Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2100 Funded. (19921992).
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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