Timothy Smith
- Title
- Professor; Chair, Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology
- Timothy.Adam.Smith@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology
- College
- College of Arts & Sciences
Office Hours
Open door most of the times except when I'm teaching; for guaranteed office hours please see your syllabus or drop me an email/phone message to set a time.Areas of Expertise
Differential Equations, Mathematical Statistics, Statistical Learning Models and applications to financial mathematics ( stock valuation & macroeconomic predictive modeling )
Biography
Dr. Timothy Smith currently resides in Ormond By the Sea, FL, but he can often be found in Cocoa Beach, FL spending time with family there enjoying various watersports; surfing is his favorite hobby. Tim has been working at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University since 2006. He originally began on a tenure track role as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics on the Daytona Beach campus, where he went on to both gain tenure and then Full Professorship. In addition, Tim served there as the Program Coordinator of B.S. Computational Mathematics, starting in 2011, and then the Program Coordinator of M.S. Data Science from 2019 until 2024. He is now the Math, Science and Technology Department Chair of the Worldwide Campus. Dr. Smith attended the Florida Institute of Technology, where he obtained a PhD in Applied Mathematics in 2006, with his dissertation focusing on Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations.
Dr. Smith began his Embry Riddle Aeronautical University as a faculty member joining into a research group focusing on the equations of fluid mechanics, and published several research journal articles in addition to a textbook. In recent years, Tim has been active in research – both publishing and undergraduate student mentorship – in the area of mathematical finance, primarily predicting market volatility through applications of the Black-Sholes Equation and Data Analysis. Currently Tim is continuing his research in mathematical finance while gaining more knowledge about modern Data Science methods to apply into the work, such as statistical learning. Tim has also done some work on portfolio guidance. Dr. Smith has mentored over a hundred undergraduate student capstone research projects, in addition to serving on several thesis committees, and he has published more than 25 research articles. For his future goals, Tim is very dedicated to make the best use of his time leading the MST department forward with his new role as Chair of the department, and he is interested to continue his work in the financial sector with the hope to publish literature that is both substantive in academic rigor but also of practical use in the real world for investors.
Areas of expertise:
- Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
- Statistical Learning
- Data Science
- Mathematical Finance
- Macroeconomic predictive modeling
- Stock Valuation & Portfolio Guidance
Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, Florida Institute of Technology
Currently Teaching
- MATH 546: App-Based Adv Engr Math
Courses Taught
MA111,112,120,140,142,222,241-3,345,350,412,413,441,442,502,505,546 & MA 490/680 ( capstone research ) MA 499/599/699 directed study (independent research)Publications
- A Statistical Learning Regression Model Utilized To Determine Predictive Factors of Social Distancing During COVID-19 Pandemic Publications (2020)
- A Self-Contained Course in the Mathematical Theory of Statistics for Scientists & Engineers with an Emphasis On Predictive Regression Modeling & Financial Applications. Open Access Textbooks (2019)
- A Self-Contained Course in the Mathematical Theory of Statistics for Scientists & Engineers with an Emphasis On Predictive Regression Modeling & Financial Applications. Pure Portfolio (2019)
- A Regression Model to Predict Stock Market Mega Movements and/or Volatility Using Both Macroeconomic Indicators & Fed Bank Variables Publications (2017)
- A Regression Model to Predict Stock Market Mega Movements and/or Volatility Using Both Macroeconomic Indicators & Fed Bank Variables Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Exact Analytical Solution of Viscous Korteweg-deVries Equation for Water Waves Publications (2016)
- Exact Analytical Solution of Viscous Korteweg-de Vries Equation for Water Waves Pure Portfolio (2016)
- An Economic Regression Model to Predict Market Movements Publications (2015)
- An Economic Regression Model to Predict Market Movements Pure Portfolio (2015)
- The Stability of Solitary Waves on a Viscous Liquid of Finite Depth Pure Portfolio (2015)
- A Regression Model to Investigate the Performance of Black-Scholes using Macroeconomic Predictors Publications (2014)
- A Regression Model to Investigate the Performance of Black-Scholes Using Macroeconomic Predictors Pure Portfolio (2014)
- On a KP-Type Equation for Dispersive System of Weakly Two-Dimensional Viscous Shallow Water Waves Pure Portfolio (2011)
- A Study on the Effect of Distractive Algebra in Teaching Higher Mathematics to Non-Technical College Students Pure Portfolio (2011)
- A KdV-Type Equation for Dispersive System of Shallow Water Waves with Higher Order Dissipation Pure Portfolio (2011)
- On Osgood's Criterion for Classical Wave Equations and Nonlinear Shallow Water Wave Equations Publications (2010)
- On Osgood's Criterion for Classical Wave Equations and Nonlinear Shallow Water Wave Equations Pure Portfolio (2010)
- On a KdV Type Equation of Viscous Long Range Water Waves Pure Portfolio (2009)
- On Nonlinear Generalizations of the KdV and BBM Equations from Long Range Water Wave Theory Publications (2009)
- On Nonlinear Generalizations of the KdV and BBM Equations from Long Range Water Wave Theory Pure Portfolio (2009)
- Model Equation for Long Waves in Nonlinear Dispersive System on a Viscous Liquid Pure Portfolio (2008)
- On Existence and Uniqueness Results for the BBM Equation with Arbitrary Forcing Terms Publications (2008)
- On Existence and Uniqueness Results for the BBM Equation with Arbitrary Forcing Terms Pure Portfolio (2008)
- Applied Partial Differential Equations Pure Portfolio (2008)
- Oscillation Criteria for First-Order Forced Nonlinear Difference Equations Publications (2006)
- Oscillation Criteria for First-Order Forced Nonlinear Difference Equations Pure Portfolio (2006)
- On Periodic Solutions of Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations of the Fourth Order Pure Portfolio (2006)
- On Doubly Periodic Solutions of Quasilinear Hyperbolic Equations of the Fourth Order Publications (2006)
- On Doubly Periodic Solutions of Quasilinear Hyperbolic Equations of the Fourth Order Pure Portfolio (2006)
- Oscillation of Certain Third Order Functional Differential Equations Pure Portfolio (2006)
- On Doubly Periodic Solutions of 3rd Order Hyperbolic Problems Pure Portfolio (2006)
- Delta Scuti Network observations of XX Pyx: detection of 22 pulsation modes and of short-term amplitude and frequency variations Pure Portfolio (2000)
- First Results of the 17th DSN Campaign: Photometry of XX Pyx Pure Portfolio (2000)
- Time-series photometry of the delta Scuti star XX Pyx. A. Introduction and Overview Pure Portfolio (2000)