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Gilbert Strang

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W. Gilbert Strang
Born (1934-11-27) November 27, 1934 (age 90)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMIT
Balliol College, Oxford
UCLA
AwardsChauvenet Prize (1977)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisDifference Methods for Mixed Boundary Value Problems (1959)
Doctoral advisorPeter K. Henrici
Doctoral students

William Gilbert Strang (born November 27, 1934) is an American mathematician. His works focused on finite element theory, the calculus of variations, wavelet analysis and linear algebra. He teaches Introduction to Linear Algebra, Computational Science and Engineering, and Matrix Methods at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]

References

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  1. "Linear Algebra for Everyone". math.mit.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-11.