“Mathematics is the art of reducing any problem to linear algebra.” This is a quote often attributed to William Stein, a former mathematics professor at the University of Washington, now the lead ...
Introduces linear algebra and matrices with an emphasis on applications, including methods to solve systems of linear algebraic and linear ordinary differential equations. Discusses vector space ...
[1] A. Melman (2023): “Matrices whose eigenvalues are those of a quadratic matrix polynomial”, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 676, 131—149. [2] A. Melman (2022): “Rootfinding techniques that ...
In James Bell’s math class at Chapman High School, sophomores are trying to pinpoint exactly where two lines cross. The ...
On June 12, with Reunion in full swing, Phyllis Graber Jensen, the college’s longtime director of photography and video, did something highly unusual. She showed up at a Bates College event without ...
Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...