Gilbert Strang

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]

W. Gilbert Strang
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Born (1934-11-27) November 27, 1934 (age 89)
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 students

References

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