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Gilbert Strang

American mathematician · math.mit.edu
William Gilbert Strang 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... Wikipedia
Born: 1934 (age 89 years), Chicago, IL
Award: Chauvenet Prize (1977)
Doctoral advisor: Peter K. Henrici
Doctoral students: Alan Berger; Hermann Flaschka; Pavel Grinfeld; Edward Packel
Fields: Mathematics