Gilbert Strang

Gilbert Strang
Strang in 2021
Born (1934-11-27) November 27, 1934 (age 89)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Balliol College, Oxford (BA, MA)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
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[1]) 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 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] He taught Linear Algebra, Computational Science, and Engineering, Learning from Data, and his lectures are freely available through MIT OpenCourseWare.

Strang popularized the designation of the Fundamental Theorem of Linear Algebra as such.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Roselle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MathWorks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Lu, Jun (2021). "Revisit the Fundamental Theorem of Linear Algebra". arXiv:2108.04432 [cs.LG].
  4. ^ "Fundamental Theorem of Linear Algebra". Wolfram MathWorld. Wolfram Research, Inc. May 29, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.