2009 SCAIM Seminar - 09
Topic
Who Invented the Great Numerical Algorithms?
Speakers
Details
This talk identifies thirty of the great algorithms of numerical analysis, from Gaussian elimination to automatic differentiation, and asks in each case: Who were the main inventors? Were they mathematicians or engineers, academics or industrialists? The story is full of pictures and anecdotes, with some surprises along the way.
Additional Information
For details, please visit there official website at
http://www.iam.ubc.ca/~scaim/
Nicholas Trefethen (Oxford University)

Nicholas Trefethen (Oxford University)

This is a Past Event
Event Type
Scientific, Seminar
Date
May 19, 2009
Time
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Location