mabengac

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Title
Mr
Firstname
Caiphus
Lastname
Mabenga
Position
Lecturer
Department
Office
246/S221
Phone
355 4981
Professional Qualifications

PhD Applied Mathematics, (2021 to date), University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.

MSc Applied Mathematics, (2009), University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

BSc General, (2007), University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.

Brief Biography

I joined the University of Botswana as a lecturer in the department of mathematics in the year 2012. During my stay here I have taught undergraduate courses in the areas of linear algebra, numerical methods, engineering mathematics and computing. My research interest include numerical methods for solving linear algebraic systems and differential equations, Symmetries and conservation laws of differential equations.

Teaching Areas

My teaching areas include: Linear Algebra, Numerical methods, Engineering Mathematics and Computing.

Research Areas

My research areas include: Numerical methods, Symmetries and Conservation Laws of Differential Equations, Linear Algebra.

Postgraduate Supervision Areas

Symmetries and conservation laws of differential equations, numerical methods.

Selected Publications

1. C. Mabenga, (2018), Simulink: An efficient method for solving differential equations, Int. J. of Sci. and Eng. Research, 9,10,1734 -1738.

2. C. Mabenga, R. Tshelametse, (2017), Stopping oscillations of a simple harmonic oscillator using an impulse force, Int. J. Adv. Math. and Mech., 5, 1, 1-6.

3. R. Tshelametse, C. Mabenga, (2014), In solving the mass spring system with inhomogenous dirac delta function using the Laplace transform method, Int. J. of Eng. and Sci. Research, 2, 12, 31-43.

4. C. Mabenga, B. Muatjetjeja, T. G. Motsumi, (2022), Similarity Reductions and Conservation Laws of an Extended
Bogoyavlenskii–Kadomtsev–Petviashvili Equation, Int. J. Appl. Comput. Math.,8, 43.

5. C. Mabenga, B. Muatjetjeja, T. G. Motsumi, (2023), Bright, dark, periodic soliton solutions and other analytical solutions of a time‑dependent coefficient (2 +1)‑dimensional Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation, Optical and Opt. Quantum Electron., 55:1117.

6. C. Mabenga, B. Muatjetjeja, T. G. Motsumi, (2023), Multiple soliton solutions and other solutions of a variable-coefficient Korteweg–de Vries equation,Int. J. Mod. Phys. B,37, 9, 2350090.

In pursuit of academic excellence