Gilbert Strang

William Gilbert Strang ( born November 27, 1934 in Chicago) is an American mathematician, the contributions to the finite element method, variational calculus and wavelet analysis made ​​. In addition, he is strongly committed to the mathematical training one, especially through its six mathematics textbooks and one monograph.

Strand is a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

  • S. B, 1955, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BA, MA, 1957, Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford
  • Ph. D., National Science Foundation Fellow, 1959, University of California, Los Angeles. Dissertation: Difference Methods for Mixed Boundary Value Problem

University positions

  • Professor of Mathematics at MIT (1962 - )
  • Honorary Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford

Awards and honors

  • Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1966-1967)
  • Chauvenet Prize, Mathematical Association of America ( 1977)
  • Fairchild Scholar, California Institute of Technology (1980-1981)
  • Honorary Professor, Xian Jiaotong University, China (1980 )
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985 )
  • Honorary Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford University ( 1999)
  • Honorary Member, Irish Mathematical Society (2002)
  • Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2003)
  • Graduate School Teaching Award, MIT ( 2003)
  • National Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • He is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

Offices

  • President, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( 1999, 2000)
  • Chair, U.S. National Committee on Mathematics (2003-2004)
  • Chair, National Science Foundation ( NSF) Advisory Panel on Mathematics
  • Board of Directors Member, International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( ICIAM )
  • Abel Prize Committee (2003-2005)

Publications

Books and monographs

  • An Analysis of the Finite Element Method, monograph with George J. Fix ( 1973)
  • Introduction to Applied Mathematics (1986 )
  • Calculus (1991)
  • Wavelets and Filter Banks (1996 )
  • Linear Algebra, Geodesy, and GPS, with Kai Borre ( 1997)
  • Computational Science and Engineering, (2007)
  • Introduction to Linear Algebra (1993, 1998, 2003, 2009) [ Note 1 ]
  • Linear Algebra and its Applications (1976, 1980, 1988, 2005)
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