Only during the past decade has it been discovered how, under fairly reasonable conditions, to calculate a solution of a system of n nonlinear equations in n variables. The technique utilized was the ...

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Sep., 1975), pp. 617-629 (13 pages) The method of conjugate gradients for solving systems of linear equations with a symmetric positive definite ...

A series of unsolved puzzles in number theory called Diophantine problems date back to 3,700 years ago. Over the years mathematicians have whittled away at them, and recent work has made significant ...

People power As a physicist who is now a dean at the University of Chicago, Nadya Mason has a lot on her plate, but she has found that prioritizing relationships with her team enables her to manage ...