Dr. Alpha Soko (PhD) is a lecturer in Mathematics. He was awarded his B.Sc. (Ed) degree in Mathematics and Physics in 2014 from the Mzuzu University Malawi, he got an M.Sc. degree in Mathematical Sciences in 2015 from the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), M.Sc. degree in Mathematical Modelling in 2017 from the University of Dar es Salaam and PhD degree in Mathematics from joint universities between Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology and the Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI) obtained on 18 December 2020. His research interest has been in Fluid Dynamics, Differential Equations, Inverse Problems, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Computational Fluid Mechanics. The research has produced a number of publications and attended a number of conferences.
Courses Taught at Luanar and Other Schools
1. Trigonometry and Introduction to Calculus
2. Calculus I
3. Discrete Mathematics
4. Linear Optimization Methods of Operation Research
5. Calculus II
6. Elementary Algebra and Complex Numbers
7. College Algebra
8. Statistics for Managers
9. Statistics I and Statistics II
10. Multivariable calculus
11. Ordinary Differential Equations
12. Numerical Methods
Tools Used Frequently
1. Python 6. OpenForm
2. Matlab 7. Maplesoft and MapleSim
3. Octave 8. Mathematica
4. R 9. LaTex
5. COMSOL Multiphysics 10. SPSS