X-Nico

unusual facts about numerical methods



Groundwater recharge

Recharge can be estimated using numerical methods, using such codes as HELP, UNSAT-H, SHAW, WEAP, and MIKE SHE.

Josef Stoer

He is the author (with Roland Bulirsch) of Introduction to Numerical Analysis, a standard reference for the theory of numerical methods.

Motz's problem

In mathematics, Motz's problem is a problem which is widely employed as a benchmark for singularity problems to compare the effectiveness of numerical methods.

Roland Bulirsch

He is the author (with Josef Stoer) of Introduction to Numerical Analysis, a standard reference for the theory of numerical methods, and has also authored numerous other books and articles.


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Arieh Iserles

He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and wrote his PhD dissertation on numerical methods for stiff ordinary differential equations.