2009 SCAIM Seminar - 10

As the end of the first decade of the millennium draws nigh, multigrid  computational methods are gracefully gliding towards their Golden Jubilee at  their famous linear rate of convergence. In this largely nontechnical talk we shall animate the fundamental concepts underlying multigrid methods, retrace  their evolution over the years, hone in on a selection of multigrid milestones,  survey recent and current developments, and ponder the future of the field. 

No prior knowledge of multigrid methods is assumed.