Rachelle C. DeCoste
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office: SC 105
Phone: (508) 286-5842
Email: decoste_rachelle@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A., Connecticut College
Research Interests
Distribution of closed geodesics on two-step nilpotent manifolds
Lie symmetries acting on differential equations
Other Interests
Supporting women in math through the Career Mentoring Workshop (CaMeW)for women finishing their PhDs.
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
R. DeCoste, "Closed Geodisics on Compact Nilmanifolds with Chevalley Rational Structure," manuscripta math. 127, 309-343 (2008).
R. DeCoste and L. Piscitelle, "Center Manifold and Lie Symmetry Calculations on a Quasi-chemical Model for Growth-death Kinetics in Food," arXiv:0704.1284.
R. DeCoste, "The multiplicity of weights in nonprimitive pairs of weights," preprint.
R. DeCoste and K. Huggins, "Reflections on Teaching Discrete Math for the First Time," inroads - The SIGCSE (ACM) Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 2007.
R. DeCoste and K. Huggins, "Teaching Discrete Math for the First Time," Math CountS Column, inroads - The SIGCSE (ACM) Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, December 2006.