Philip Rabinowitz (mathematician)
Philip Rabinowitz (August 14, 1926 – July 21, 2006) was an American and Israeli applied mathematician.[1] He was best known for his work in numerical analysis, including his books A First Course in Numerical Analysis with Anthony Ralston and Methods of Numerical Integration with Philip J. Davis. He was the author of numerous articles on numerical computation.
Philip Rabinowitz | |
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| Born | August 14, 1926 |
| Died | July 21, 2006 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | applied mathematics, numerical analysis |
| Institutions | National Bureau of Standards, Weizmann Institute of Science |
| Thesis | Normal Coverings and Uniform Spaces (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Gottschalk |
| Doctoral students | Nira Dyn |
He earned his Ph.D. in 1951 under Walter Gottschalk at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He worked for the American National Bureau of Standards and taught at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
References
- Davis, Philip J.; Fraenkel, Aviezri S. (December 2007), "Remembering Philip Rabinowitz" (PDF), Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 54 (11): 1502–1506.
- Philip Rabinowitz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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