Rahman, Matiur

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RAHMAN, Matiur

RAHMAN, Matiur. Canadian (born India), b. 1940. Genres: Mathematics/ Statistics, Engineering. Career: Jorhat Engineering College, India, lecturer in mathematics, 1964-66; University of London, Imperial College of Science and Technology, England, research fellow in mathematics, 1966-69, visiting professor, 1987-88; University of Windsor, ON, research fellow and sessional lecturer in mathematics, 1969-73; University of Moncton, NB, research fellow and assistant research professor of engineering, 1973-76; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, research associate in applied mathematics, 1976-77; National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, assistant research officer and research associate at Hydraulics Laboratory, 1977-80; Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, associate professor, 1980-87, professor of mathematics, 1987-97. University of Ottawa, adjunct professor, 1977-80; Dalhousie University, adjunct professor, 1989-, professor of applied mathematics, Dal Tech, 1997-. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, adjunct scientist, 1988-. Publications: Hydrodynamics of Waves and Tides, 1988; Ocean Wave Mechanics, 1990; Applied Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. I: Ordinary Differential Equations, Vol. II: Partial Differential Equations, 1991; Applied Complex Variables, 1992; (exec. ed.) Advances in Fluid Mechanics series, 1993-; Water Waves (monograph), 1994; Ocean Waves Engineering, 1994; Computer Variables and Transform Calculus, 1996; Mathematical Methods, with Applications, 2000. Contributor to scientific journals. Address: Department of Engineering, Sentou Campus, Dalhousie University, PO Box 1000, Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 2X4. Online address: [email protected]