Profile: Eric Chang

Mathematics

Options Potential for UROP Funding Overview option 1: Generating fractals using Markov chains and DNA sequences The term fractal was coined by Mandelbrot during the 1970’s to describe infinitely self-similar mathematical constructs that nevertheless show up – on a finite scale – throughout nature: coastlines, DNA, lightning bolts, and Romanesco broccoli are a few examples. […]

Eric Chang

Eric Chang is a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Boston University. He earned a BS in electrical engineering from Columbia University, a MA in mathematics for teachers from Western New England University, and a PhD in mathematics from Boston University when the math department was still a hole in the ground […]