2009 SCAIM Seminar - 09
- Date: 05/19/2009
Lecturer(s):
Nicholas Trefethen (Oxford University)
Location:
University of British Columbia
Topic:
Who Invented the Great Numerical Algorithms?
Description:
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.
Schedule:
3:00pm, Klinck 301
Other Information:
For details, please visit there official website at
http://www.iam.ubc.ca/~scaim/
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