Publication Date:
2011-03-16
Description:
Of the world’s mathematicians, Gilbert Strang is possibly the most visible—or at least among the most frequently viewed. Millions of students from the Americas, Africa, China, Europe, India, and Singapore have watched Strang’s lectures on linear algebra courtesy of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s OpenCourseWare Web site (1), and many have e-mailed him to ask for one-on-one help. A former president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), author of several textbooks (2–9), and 2009 electee to the National Academy of Sciences, Strang wrote the book on linear algebra—and his text has changed how the material is taught....
Keywords:
QnAs
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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