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Gilbert Strang

William Gilbert "Gil" Strang (born November 27, 1934) is an American mathematician known for his contributions to finite element theory, the calculus of variations, wavelet analysis and linear algebra. He has made many contributions to mathematics education, including publishing mathematics textbooks. Strang was the MathWorks Professor of Mathematics at…

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Alma mater
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Balliol College, Oxford (BA, MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
Born
(1934-11-27) November 27, 1934 (age 91) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Peter K. Henrici
Doctoral students
Alan Berger · Hermann Flaschka · Pavel Grinfeld · Edward Packel
Fields
Mathematics
Thesis
Difference Methods for Mixed Boundary Value Problems (1959)

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related to Biography · 21
Gilbert Strang → Bachelor, Balliol College, Chicago, Cincinnati, He, His, Louis, Mary Catherine Strang, MIT, Oxford, Principia, Rhodes Scholarship, Science, Scotland, St, Strang, University, USA, Vivian, Washington DC
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Gilbert Strang → India, Mathematics Genealogy ProjectWellesley Cambridge, Media, Press, Strang, USA, Wellesley Publishers, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
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Gilbert Strang → Alan Berger, Edward Packel, Hermann Flaschka, Pavel Grinfeld
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Gilbert Strang → Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Balliol College, Oxford (BA, MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
Born · 1
Gilbert Strang → (1934-11-27) November 27, 1934 (age 91) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Gilbert Strang → Peter K. Henrici
Fields · 1
Gilbert Strang → Mathematics
Thesis · 1
Gilbert Strang → Difference Methods for Mixed Boundary Value Problems (1959)
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Gilbert Strang → Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Gilbert StrangBorn(1934-11-27) November 27, 1934 (age 91) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangDoctoral advisorPeter K. Henrici1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangDoctoral studentsAlan Berger1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangDoctoral studentsHermann Flaschka1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangDoctoral studentsPavel Grinfeld1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangDoctoral studentsEdward Packel1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangFieldsMathematics1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangThesisDifference Methods for Mixed Boundary Value Problems (1959)1.00infobox
Gilbert StrangWorkplacesMassachusetts Institute of Technology1.00infobox
Gilbert Strangrelated to BiographyChicago0.60section
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