Faculty Profile

Santiago Betelu

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
Mathematics
College
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, UNCPBA, Argentina, 1997. 
Major: Physics; Thesis: Plane Stokes Flows near singular points of the free surface
BS, UNCPBA, Argentina (Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1994. 
Major: Physics; Thesis: Columnar to Equiaxed Transicion in Aluminum base Alloys





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Spring 2023 Syllabus
MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2023 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 2730.004, Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 2730.510, Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.004, Differential Equations I, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3680.001, Applied Statistics, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.006, Differential Equations I, Fall 2020 
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3410.503, Differential Equations I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 2730.006, Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.002, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.006, Differential Equations I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.001, Differential Equations I, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.002, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.006, Differential Equations I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.004, Differential Equations I, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.004, Differential Equations I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.004, Differential Equations I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 1780.002, Probability Models, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Summer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3410.005, Differential Equations I, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3410.003, Differential Equations I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3410.006, Differential Equations I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 1650.300, Pre Calculus, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 1650.301, Pre Calculus, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MATH 1650.302, Pre Calculus, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MATH 1650.303, Pre Calculus, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MATH 1650.304, Pre Calculus, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Summer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 1680.014, Elementary Probability and Statistics, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 1680.861, Elementary Probability and Statistics, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 1710.624, Calculus I, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 3310.001, Differential Equations for Engineering Majors, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    MATH 5910.701, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    MATH 1650.622, Pre Calculus, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 1780.001, Probability Models, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    MATH 5900.714, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    MATH 3310.001, Differential Equations for Engineering Majors, Summer 5W2 2010 
                    

                    MATH 3310.001, Differential Equations for Engineering Majors, Spring 2010 
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2010 
                    

                    MATH 4900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    MATH 5900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    MATH 5910.704, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    MATH 3310.002, Differential Equations for Engineering Majors, Fall 2009 
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2009 
                    

                    MATH 6900.769, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    MATH 1720.210, Calculus II, Spring 2009 
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2009 
                    

                    MATH 4900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    MATH 6900.727, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    MATH 3410.001, Differential Equations I, Fall 2008 
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2008 
                    

                    MATH 6900.769, Special Problems, Fall 2008 
                    

                    MATH 1780.001, Probability Models, Summer 5W2 2008 
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2008 
                    

                    MATH 3610.001, Real Analysis II, Spring 2008 
                    

                    MATH 5900.726, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    MATH 6910.771, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    MATH 3310.001, Differential Equations for Engineering Majors, Fall 2007 
                    

                    MATH 5900.729, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    MATH 6900.769, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    MATH 3740.001, Vector Calculus, Fall 2007 
                    

                    MATH 1720.001, Calculus II, Summer 5W2 2007 
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Spring 2007 
                    

                    MATH 3420.001, Differential Equations II, Spring 2007 
                    

                    MATH 5900.726, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    MATH 1680.006, Elementary Probability and Statistics, Fall 2006 
                    

                    MATH 5210.001, Numerical Analysis, Fall 2006 
                    

                    MATH 1720.001, Calculus II, Summer 5W2 2006 
                    

                    MATH 3410.002, Differential Equations I, Spring 2006 
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Spring 2006 
                    

                    MATH 5950.724, Master's Thesis, Spring 2006 
                    

                    MATH 3350.001, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Fall 2005 
                    

                    MATH 5950.724, Master's Thesis, Fall 2005 
                    

                    MATH 2730.002, Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2005 
                    

                    MATH 3410.001, Differential Equations I, Spring 2005 
                    

                    MATH 6900.727, Special Problems, Spring 2005 
                    

                    MATH 1680.003, Elementary Probability and Statistics, Fall 2004 
                    

                    MATH 5900.729, Special Problems, Fall 2004 

          


          
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  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


  
Conference Proceeding
Betelu, S. I. (2009). Analytical estimates of the dispersion curve in planar ionization fronts, 
 AIP conf proc, vol 1118, pp. 68-72. 
Journal Article
Betelu, S. I. (2013). Solutions of the porous medium equation with degenerate interfaces. 
Betelu, S. I. (2008). Fingering from ionization fronts in Plasmas. 
Betelu, S. I. (2006). Explicit Stationary Solutions in Multiple Well Dynamics and Non-Uniqueness of interfacial energy  densities. 
Betelu, S. I. (2006). Singularities on charged viscous droplets. 
Betelu, S. I. (2005). Spreading of a charged microdroplet. 
Betelu, S. I. (2005). The shape of charged drops: Symmetry breaking bifurcations and numerical results. 
Betelu, S. I. (2004). Area based medial axis of planar curves. 
Betelu, S. I. (2004). Capillarity driven spreading of circular drops of shear thinning fluid. 
Betelu, S. I. (2003). Capillarity driven spreading of power-law fluids. 
Betelu, S. I. (2003). Explicit solutions of a two-dimensional fourth order non-linear diffusion equation. 
Betelu, S. I. (2002). Boundary control of PDEs via curvature flows: the view from the boundary, II. 
Betelu, S. I. (2001). Focusing of an elongated hole in porous medium flow. 
Betelu, S. I. (2001). Focusing of non-circular self-similar shock waves. 
Betelu, S. I. (2000). 'Line tension approaching a first-order wetting transition: Experimental results from contact angle
measurements. 
Betelu, S. I. (2000). A two-dimensional corner solution for a nonlinear diffusion equation. 
Betelu, S. I. (2000). Noise-resistant affine skeletons of planar curves. 
Betelu, S. I. (2000). On the computation of Affine Skeletons of Plane Curves and the Detection of Skew Symmetries. 
Betelu, S. I. (2000). Renormalization study of two-dimensional convergent solutions of the porous medium equation. 
Betelu, S. I. (1999). A two dimensional similarity solution for capillary driven flows. 
Betelu, S. I. (1999). Line tension effects near first-order wetting transitions. 
Betelu, S. I. (1999). Spreading dynamics of terraced droplets. 
Betelu, S. I. (1998). Cusped ripples at the plane surface of a viscous liquid. 
Betelu, S. I. (1998). Non-circular focussing flow in viscous gravity currents. 
Betelu, S. I. (1998). Observation of cusps during the levelling of free surfaces in viscous flows. 
Betelu, S. I. (1998). The crumbling of a viscous prism with an inclined free surface. 
Betelu, S. I. (1997). A boundary-elements method for viscous gravity currents. 
Betelu, S. I. (1996). Instantaneous viscous flow in a corner bounded by free surfaces. 
Betelu, S. I. (1996). Measurement of the slope of a liquid free surface along a line by a schlieren system with anamorphic
elements. 
Betelu, S. I. (1996). Quasi-self-similarity for wetting drops. 
Betelu, S. I. (1996). Waiting time solutions of a non-linear diffusion Equation: Experimental study of a creeping flow near a
waiting front. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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