NA Digest Sunday, October 15, 1995 Volume 95 : Issue 41

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From: Richard S. Varga <varga@mcs.kent.edu>
Subject: Olga Taussky Todd
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 08:24:12 -0400 (EDT)

I am sad to report the death of Olga Taussky Todd on
Saturday, October 7, 1995 in Pasadena, CA. She was 89 years of age.
She had been, in my opinion, the most famous living female mathem-
atician in the world. She is survived by her husband, John Todd,
an eminent numerical analyst. Richard S. Varga.


Richard S. Varga
Institute for Computational Mathematics
Kent State University, Kent Ohio 44242
e-mail varga@mcs.kent.edu
office tel 216-672-2430x113
home tel 216-842-2763
fax 216-672-7824


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From: Igor Litvinchev <IGOR@nimitz.ibilce.unesp.br>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 23:40:45 GMT-03
Subject: Need Optimization Digest

Dear Colleagues,

I'm looking for something like na-digest, but more closer to
OPTIMIZATION. I would be greatly appreciated, if anyone could
tell me the address of such a digest and how could I subscribe it.

Yours Sincerely
Igor

My current address:

Igor Litvinchev, Visiting Professor
Dept. Computational Mathematics and Statistics
State University of San Paulo - UNESP
Caixa Postal 136, Campus S.J.Rio Preto-SP,
CEP 15054-0000, Brazil

e-mail: igor@nimitz.ibilce.unesp.br

On leave from Computing Center
Russian Academy of Sciences
Vavilov 40
Moscow 117967 Russia


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From: Lou Ehrlich <lwe@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 22:25:26 -0400
Subject: Old Journals

As a recently retired Numerical Analyst, I have in my possession copies
of old journals, some going back to the late 1950's. These include
Communication of the ACM, Journal of the ACM, ACM computing Reviews,
Mathematics of Computation, SIAM Journal of Applied Math, SIAM Journal of
Numerical Analysis, Journal of SIAM, SIAM Reviews, etc. I am willing to give
them away. Now the bad news. You must come to my house in suburban
Baltimore, MD to get them. I have no way to pack and ship them (roughly 500
lbs. or so). My mailing address is Lou Ehrlich, 3 Fallshire Court,
Randallstown, MD 21133. My phone number is (410) 922-3489. My e-mail
address is above. I do not have every issue of every volume but I have many.
You can contact me for specific volumes, if you wish.


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From: Bill Hager <hager@math.ufl.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 00:09:03 -0400
Subject: Applied Numerical Linear Algebra Book

Applied Numerical Linear Algebra
by
William W. Hager

I have obtained from Prentice-Hall publication rights for my book,
Applied Numerical Linear Algebra, and can fill orders starting
December 1, 1995. The biggest change I am making with this printing
is the price: $35/copy (I heard from from one instructor that
used copies of the book were selling for $58.50).

The book is intended for upper level undergraduate students.
Chapter titles: 1. Introduction, 2. Elimination, 3. Conditioning,
4. Nonlinear systems, 5. Least squares, 6. Eigenproblems,
7. Iterative methods, 8. Numerical Software

Ordering Information:

By email: hager@math.ufl.edu
By fax: 904-392-6254
By telephone: 904-392-0286
By ordinary mail: Professor William W. Hager, Department of Mathematics,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

Examination copies available in mid November.


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From: K. B. Williams <Kbwms@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 14:39:34 -0400
Subject: Methods and Programs for Mathematical Functions

I would very much like to acquire a copy of

Methods and Programs for Mathematical Functions

by Stephen L. Moshier.

Interested parties please advise.

Sincerely,
K. B. Williams


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From: Bill Dold <J.W.Dold@UMIST.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 08:59:28 +0000
Subject: New Address for Bill Dold

Dear Colleagues

I have moved to UMIST where my address and other contact details are
as follows

Prof. J. W. Dold E-mail: <J.W.Dold@UMIST.ac.uk>
Mathematics Dept, UMIST FAX: (+44-161) 200 3669
P.O. Box 88 Tel: (+44-161) 200 3654 [office]
Manchester M60 1QD (+44-161) 200 3689 [secretary]
Britain

Best wishes --- Bill Dold


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From: Jane Cullum <cullumj@watson.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:17:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Change of Address for Jane Cullum

I have returned to IBM Research from my NSF VPW/sabbatical year at
the University of Maryland. My IBM addresses and phone number are:

Jane Cullum
IBM Research, 34-239
T. J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598
phone: 914-945-2227
fax: 914-945-3434
email: cullumj@watson.ibm.com

(My email address at the University of Maryland is still
functional. If you should send something there, I should still
get it.)


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From: James W. Demmel <demmel@CS.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 15:04:18 -0700
Subject: AMS-SIAM Summer Seminars

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
AMS-SIAM SUMMER SEMINARS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

The AMS-SIAM Committee on Applied Mathematics is seeking proposals for
a seminar in applied mathematics of (typically) two weeks duration
in Summer, 1997.

The AMS solicits grant funds to pay travel and subsistence costs of
speakers, administrative costs, and partial travel and subsistence for
participants.

These summer seminars are held annually. This year, the seminar was held
in Park City, Utah on "Mathematics of Numerical Analysis," organized by
Steve Smale (UC Berkeley).

The 1996 seminar, organized by Gang George Yin (Wayne State University)
and Qing Zhang (University of Georgia), concerns "Mathematics of Stochastic
Manufacturing Systems."

The proposal should consist of a title, paragraphs descriptive of
the subject, proposed dates, and a proposed organizing committee.

The deadline for proposals for 1997 has been extended to November 10, 1995.
For proposals for consideration for the 1998 summer seminar, the deadline
will be September 1, 1996.

Please send proposals, or requests for further information, to Jim Demmel,
UC Berkeley, demmel@cs.berkeley.edu, 510-643-5386.


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From: Jordi Castro Perez <jcastrop@eio.upc.es>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 17:52:11 UTC+0100
Subject: New Network Optimization Package Available

Dear colleagues,

This is to inform you that there is available a new package, called
PPRN, for network optimization. The package is appropriate for solving a high
variety of network problems: single/multicommodity network flow problems,
with linear/nonlinear objective function and with/without linear side
constraints. Thus it can be viewed as a general package for many network
optimization problems (though it was originally designed for solving
nonlinear multicommodity problems with linear side constraints).

The code has been tested comparing its performance against other
codes. When solving pure linear network flow problems, it has proved to be
faster than alternative codes like NETFLO (J. Kennington) or RELAX-IV
(D. Bertsekas) in all cases tried of a battery of dimacs problems. When
solving linear multicommodity problems its performance was in general
better, though not in all cases tested, than that of MCNF85 (J. Kennington).
For nonlinear problems it has only been compared with general purpose packages
like MINOS (Murtagh and Saunders) and PPRN always outperformed it.

The package can work as an stand-alone code (reading the model
from a file and reporting the solution in another file) or as a subroutine
in a bigger user application (the communication with the user application
is made through parameters in this case). It can be called from Fortran and
C user applications.

The package is presented as a library and can be obtained via
anonymous ftp from ftp-eio.upc.es (if this doesn't work, try to connect to
gandalf.upc.es), at directory pub/onl/codes/pprn. The package is available
from Sun and DEC-Alpha platforms. If you have a different architecture from
those, please contact us at jcastrop@eio.upc.es. There is also additional
information like some technical reports and papers describing
the package, an user's guide, some test examples, and a converter from dimacs
format to pprn format (this only for the case of linear single commodity
problems).

Should you have any comments or suggestions, you find trouble or
abnormal situations, or you have a different platform from those available,
please contact us at jcastrop@eio.upc.es.

This code has been released for academic use only. For other types
of usage, please contact with the authors at some of the ordinary or e-mail
addresses below.

Jordi Castro Narcis Nabona

Statistics and Operations Research Dept.
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Campus Sud, Edifici U
c. Pau Gargallo 5
08071 Barcelona, Spain

e-mail: jcastrop@eio.upc.es e-mail: nabona@eio.upc.es


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From: R. Clint Whaley <rwhaley@cs.utk.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 15:31:06 -0400
Subject: Alpha Test Release of the BLACS for MPI

An "alpha test release" of the BLACS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) for
MPI is now available. The BLACS are the communication layer used in ScaLAPACK,
the distributed memory version of LAPACK (Linear Algebra PACKage). Thus the
release of a MPIBLACS corresponds to a MPI port of ScaLAPACK.

We designate this release to be an alpha test version because there are
some unanswered questions regarding the BLACS' MPI usage. Although
the MPIBLACS have been tested fairly widely using MPICH (a popular MPI
implementation) we cannot say that they have been tested on even a majority
of the platforms to which MPI has been implemented. We encourage more user
testing so that we can gain greater confidence in this implementation.

We also hope to get user feedback on several MPI-related questions before
providing a full (and therefore relatively static) release. Users interested
in the BLACS (and by extension ScaLAPACK) based on MPI should send mail to
blacs@cs.utk.edu, indicating that they wish downloading instructions for the
alpha test release of the MPIBLACS.


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From: Heinz W. Engl <engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 12:38:49 EDT
Subject: Surveys on Mathematics for Industry

Surveys on Mathematics for Industry
CALL FOR PAPERS

Surveys on Mathematics for Industry (Springer Vienna / New York) is
now entering its sixth year of existence. I want to take this
opportunity to
- urge you to subscibe to the journal
- issue a call for papers.

While in the starting years, we published nearly exclusively
invited articles, we want to continue opening up the journal for
submitted papers (which will, of course, also be refereed).

The main goal of the journal is to contribute to bridging the gap
between university and industry by
- the presentation of mathematical methods relevant for industry
- the exposition of industrial problems which are of interest to
mathematicians.

To achieve this goal, the journal publishes (exclusively in
English):
1. Surveys on new mathematical techniques
2. Surveys on established mathematical techniques with a new range
of applications
3. Surveys on industrial problems for which appropriate
mathematical models or methods are not yet available
4. Articles comparing mathematical models or methods for
particular industrial problems
5. Articles describing mathematical modelling techniques
6. Broad historical surveys
7. Articles of general interest about the use of mathematics in
industry
8. Occasional book reviews and reports about conferences in the
field of Industrial Mathematics.

As you see, we publish only SURVEYS, not original research papers,
on topics in or relevant to Industrial Mathematics. We realize
that it is a lot of work to write a good survey and therefore
encourage prospective authors to submit short proposals to the
Managing Editor describing the subject area and the emphasis of
intended papers for a preliminary assessment of the suitability for
the journal.

Information on the journal including abstracts of published papers
can be obtained in the WWW via
http://www.indmath.uni-linz.ac.at/

Address of the Editorial Office:
Prof.Dr.Heinz W. Engl
Chair for Industrial Mathematics
Johannes Kepler Universitdt
A-4040 Linz, Austria
Fax: +43-(0)732-2468855
E-Mail: engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at


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From: Alistair Watson <gawatson@mcs.dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 95 08:59:17 BST
Subject: York Conference on Numerical Analysis

CONFERENCE ON
THE STATE OF THE ART IN NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
York, England, April 1 - 4, 1996.

All talks are invited, and the outline programme
is as follows:

Session on Linear Algebra:
I S Duff (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
G H Golub (Stanford University)
N J Higham (University of Manchester)
H A van der Vorst (Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht)

Session on Optimisation:
N I M Gould (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
J Nocedal (Northwestern University)
D F Shanno (Rutgers University)

Session on Approximation:
D S Broomhead (RSRE Malvern)
M J D Powell (University of Cambridge)
G A Watson (University of Dundee)

Session on Ordinary Differential Equations:
A Iserles (University of Cambridge)
J M Sanz-Serna (Universidad de Valladolid)
A M Stuart (Stanford University)

Session on Partial Differential Equations:
F Brezzi (Universita di Pavia)
C M Elliott (University of Sussex)
K W Morton (University of Oxford)
E Suli (University of Oxford)

Session on Integral Equations:
C T H Baker (University of Manchester)
K E Atkinson (University of Iowa

Session on New Applications:
J M Morel (Universite Paris IX Dauphine)
F Natterer (Institut fur Numerische & Instrumentelle Mathematik, Munster)

For registration and further information, contact:

IMACRH@V-E.ANGLIA.AC.UK

For information on the World Wide Web:

http://www.amtp.cam.ac.uk/user/na/SotANA/SotANA.html

Alistair Watson, Chairman of Conference Committee
(gawatson@mcs.dundee.ac.uk).


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From: Jerome Jaffre <Jerome.Jaffre@inria.fr>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 95 17:17:08 +0100
Subject: Conference on Images, Wavelets and PDE'S

CALL FOR PAPERS
12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF SYSTEMS
IMAGES, WAVELETS AND PDE'S
June 26-28, 1996, Paris, France
Organized by CEREMADE and INRIA

PRESENTATION

This conference is devoted to image processing, wavelets and partial
differential equations. Its aim is to discuss the impact on image
analysis of the recent mathematical developments of mathematical
theories of multiscale analysis (wavelet theory and variants :
wavelet packets,...), partial differential equations, variational
methods that have recently been proposed for image processing tasks
like image restoration, shape recognition, etc... Presentations by
image processing researchers and by mathematicians on both
theoretical and practical aspects will be welcome.
This conference is the 12th in the series of International
Conferences on Analysis and Optimization of Systems organized by
INRIA and is the third specialized conference.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

M.-O. Berger INRIA Lorraine, Nancy, (France)
R. Deriche INRIA Sophia Antipolis, (France)
I. Herlin INRIA Rocquencourt, (France)
J. Jaffre INRIA Rocquencourt, (France)
J.-M. Morel CEREMADE, (France)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

O. Faugeras President/Chairman
INRIA Sophia-Antipolis (France)
L. Alvarez Universitat de Las Palmas, (Spain)
V. Caselles Universitat de Illes Balears, (Spain)
R. Coifman Yale University, (USA)
F. Dibos CEREMADE, (France)
I. Herlin INRIA Rocquencourt, (France)
S. Mallat Ecole Polytechnique, (France)
Y. Meyer CEREMADE, (France)
S. Osher Cognitech Inc. (USA)
E. Pauwels Leuven University, (Belgium)
D. Terzopoulos University of Toronto, (Canada)
W. Zucker McGill University, (Canada)

IMPORTANT DATES

November 15, 1995: Deadline for submission of full papers
January 31, 1996: Notification of acceptance
March 20, 1996: Camera ready paper and electronic version of papers

INFORMATION

Claudie THENAULT
INRIA Rocquencourt
Relations Exterieures
Bureau des Cours et Colloques
BP 105
78153 Le Chesnay Cedex

Tel : 33 1 39 63 56 75
Fax : 33 1 39 63 56 38
email : symposia@inria.fr


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From: Jens Burmeister <jb@informatik.uni-kiel.d400.de>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 11:59:44 +0100
Subject: GAMM-Seminar Kiel 1996

Second Announcement

The GAMM Committee "Efficient numerical methods for pde" in cooperation
with the Christian-Albrechts-Universit"at Kiel organizes the

12th GAMM-Seminar Kiel
on
Boundary Elements: Implementation and
Analysis of Advanced Algorithms

Chairmanship: W. Hackbusch (Kiel), G. Wittum (Stuttgart)

Date: January 19th to 21st, 1996

Location: Mathematisches Seminar und
Institut f"ur Informatik und Praktische Mathematik,
Universit"at Kiel (Germany)

Topics: Implementation and Application of:
Wavelets to Boundary Integral Equations, Matrix Compression
Techniques, Multipole and Panel-Clustering, Cubature
Techniques for Singular and Nearly Singular Surface
Integrals, Parallelization Techniques for BEM, Fast Solvers
and Software Design Aspects for BEM.

Local organization :
J. Burmeister,
Tel. : ++49-431-880-4462,
Fax : ++49-431-880-4054,
Email: jb@informatik.uni-kiel.d400.de

WWW-site: http://www.informatik.uni-kiel.de/~jb/gamm.html


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From: Jeanne C. Butler <jeanne@tc.cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 11:44:11 -0400
Subject: Cornell Theory Center Virtual Workshop

Cornell Theory Center Virtual Workshop
Parallel Programming with Message-Passing Libraries

Offered between 12/01/95 and 3/01/96
Registration deadline 11/06/95

"CTC Virtual Workshop: Parallel Programming with Message-Passing Libraries"
is a hands-on, Web-based course that covers principles of parallel and
distributed memory programming, and the MPI and PVM message-passing
libraries. The course components are on-line lectures and exercises,
communication with CTC consultants and other participants, and logins on
CTC's world-class IBM SP. Additional registration and course information is
available at http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/VW

The Virtual Workshop Project expands access to CTC's educational programs
via the Web, while retaining interactive features of a live workshop. The
first CTC Virtual Workshop, a subset of this course offering, was
successfully beta-tested this summer.


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From: Mark Ainsworth <ain@mcs.le.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 95 09:46:15 BST
Subject: Summer School at Leicester University

VIIth EPSRC NUMERICAL ANALYSIS SUMMER SCHOOL
LEICESTER UNIVERSITY, UK
8th-19th July 1996

The Programme

The meeting will comprise two one-week modules, each of which can
"stand alone", although it is expected that many participants and speakers
will stay for the full two weeks.

Each week there will be three five-lecture courses given by the invited
lecturers as follows:

Week 1, 8th-12th July 1996
G. Cybenko (Dartmouth) "Neural Networks"
M. Plum (Clausthal) "Eigenvalue Problems for Differential Equations"
G. Strang (MIT) "Wavelets"

Week 2, 15th-19th July 1996

L. Greengard (NYU) "Multipole Methods"
C. Schwab (ETH, Zurich) "Hierarchical Modelling"
J. Xu (Penn State) "Multilevel and Domain Decomposition Methods"

The principal aim of the meeting is to gather together numerical analysts
and a team of internationally renowned experts for a period of intensive
study and research. It is intended that the lectures should be accessible
to people (particularly research students) for whom the material is new,
to enable them to acquire reasonable competence in it, thus broadening their
research horizons. Those with greater initial knowledge should end up being
able to work on significant problems in the area.

There will be a substantial amount of time available for research and
discussion with the assembled experts, who will make themselves available
for consultation in "office hours". Typeset lecture notes will be provided
by most of the speakers.

In addition, there will be an opportunity for participants to present
research seminars on their own work. It is anticipated that there will also
be book exhibitions and displays of computer software.

Registration forms and further details are available (electronically or by
surface mail) from:

Dr M. Ainsworth (ain@mcs.le.ac.uk), Mathematics and Computer Science,
Leicester University, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom.


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From: Dick Wait <wait@scmp.scm.liv.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 15:22:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Northern England Numerical Analysis Colloquium

The next Northern England Universities Numerical Analysis Colloquium will
take place in Victoria Building, University of Liverpool on
Wednesday, November 29 1995.

The invited speakers include:

Professor Gene Golub (Stanford, USA)

Professor Christopher Paige (McGill, Canada)

As usual there will be time for a few contributed talks, prospective
speakers should submit their title with their registration fee. Talks from
postgraduate students are particularly welcome.

The cost will be GB pounds 15 per person, including coffee, tea and lunch.

Further information can be obtained from:

Dr Richard Wait (Institute of Advanced Scientific Computation),

Dr Ke Chen (Department of Statistics & Computational Mathematics)

Victoria Building,
University of Liverpool
Liverpool L69 3BX.

Email: wait@liverpool.ac.uk cmchenke@liverpool.ac.uk
Phone: 0151 794 4740 0151 794 4741
URL: http://www.liv.ac.uk/~cmchenke/neunac95.html
Fax: 0151 794 4754.

Registration forms, available from the web site above to be returned
to Dr Ke Chen by 14th November.


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From: mechszgy@gold.uni-miskolc.hu (Gyorgy Szeidl, Ph.D. )
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 08:50:51 GMT
Subject: Conference on Computational Mechanics in Hungary

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
NUMERICAL METHODS AND COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS
IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
15-19th July 1996
Miskolc, Hungary
Organized by
Central European Association for Computational Mechanics
Janos Bolyai Mathematical Sociaty Hungarian Acadamy of Sciences
University of Miskolc
This conference is a satellite conference prior to the 2nd European
Congress of Mathematics to be held in Budapest, July 21-27, 1996. The aim
of the conference is to bring together numerical analysts, specialists of
computational mechanics and software developers.

FIELDS OF PRIMARY INTEREST
-- Numerical algebra (sparse and dense linear systems, eigenvalue problems,
nonlinear systems, parallel algorithms, etc.)
-- Numerical solution of differential equations (FEM, BEM, multigrid,
difference methods, spectral methods, parallel algorithms, etc.)
-- Computational mechanics (FEM, BEM, parallel algorithms etc)
One-hour plenary lectures and twenty minute talks are planned.

INTERNATONAL SCIENCE COMMITTEE
I. BABUSKA, chairman; University of Maryland
B. SZABO, co-chairman; Washington University in St. Louis
I. S. DUFF, Atlas Centre, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
B. GUO, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
R. HABER, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
V. P. IL'IN, Computing Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
C. JOHNSON, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
M. KRIZEK, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
J. T. ODEN, The University of Texas, USA
J. PITKARANTA, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
L. S. XANTHIS, University of Westminster, London, UK
W. L. WENDLAND, University of Stuttgart, Germany
J. R. WHITEMAN, Brunel University, U.K.
M. F. WHEELER, Rice University Houston, USA
T. CZIBERE, University of Miskolc, Hungary
Z. GASPAR, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
I. PACZELT, University of Miskolc, Hungary
P. ROZSA, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
G. STOYAN, Eotvos Lorand University of Budapest, Hungary

PLENARY SPEAKERS INCLUDE
I. Babuska, B. Szabo, B. Guo, R. Haber, V.P. Il'in, C. Johnson,
M. Krizek, J.T. Oden, J. Pitkaranta, L.S.Xanthis, J.R. Whiteman,
W.L. Wendland, J. R. Whiteman, M.F. Wheeler,
Zs. Gaspar, P. Rozsa, G.Stoyan

PLENARY LECTURES (an incomplete list)
B. Szabo: "Finite element analysis in professional practice."
R. Haber: "A space-time finite element model for high-temperature crack growth"
V. Ili'n: "Iterative incomplete factorization methods for solving
discretized diffusion-convection equations"
M. Krizek: "Finite element approximation of a nonlinear heat conduction
problem in anisotropic media"
B. Guo: "Preconditioners for the h-p version of the finite element method."
J. Pitkaranta: "Efficient finite elements for shells - do they exist?"
W.L. Wendland: "On the computation of higer derivatives with the boundary
element method."
Gaspar, Zs.-Domokos, G.-Nedli, P.: "Numerical determination of global
equilibrium paths."
P. Rozsa: "Linear systems with block tridiagonal and banded cefficient
matrices."

MINISYMPOSIA
Finite element methods for parabolic and hyperbolic problems,
Computational methods for optimization of engineering systems,
Treatment of singular points associated with elliptic boundary
value problems, Computational linear algebra, Boundary element methods

If you are interested in attending the conference and wish to be on the
mailing list, please SEND NOW, a message to
--A.GALANTAI or Gy.SZEIDL
--Institute of Mathematics or Department of Mechanics
--University of Miskolc
--3515 Miskolc-Egyetemvaros
--Hungary
The augmented text of the Second Announcement in printed form will
be sent to persons on our mailing list by the end of October.

Phone: 36-46-365111 Fax: 36-46-365174
e-mail: matnum@gold.uni-miskolc.hu (preferred)
matgal@gold.uni-miskolc.hu
mechszgy@gold.uni-miskolc.hu


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From: Venkat Sastry <SASTRY@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 15:21:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: One Day Courses on MATLAB and Mathematica

The following 1 day courses are available during month of November.

MATLAB - hands-on tutorial covering a wide ranging topics including
several toolboxes
Date: 21 November 1995

Mathematica - a comprehensive tutorial introduction covering various
aspects of the system
Date: 22 November 1995

For furthrser details and academic/block discounts contact

Claire Lankester
Applied Mathematics and Operational Research Group,
School of Defence Management
Cranfield University
RMCS Shrivenham
Swindon SN6 8LA, UK
Tel: 01793-785316
Fax: 01793-784196
Email: amor@rmcs.cran.ac.uk


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From: Roy Williams roy@ccsf.caltech.edu
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 17:45:19 -0700
Subject: Parallelising CFD & Structures

Announcing a Tutorial Workshop

Parallelising Large CFD and Structures Codes

Advances in Applied and Industrial Parallel Computing,
based on some experiences from the "AIRPORT" European consortium

November 16-17, 1995
Maison des Polytechniciens, 12, rue de Poitiers, Paris, France

This European INTERDISCIPLINARY tutorial provides a platform where engineers
and scientists from industry, federal laboratories and universities can
learn about the latest parallelising techniques, new algorithms (domain
decomposition in particular) and software developments for large scale
applications pertinent to a wide range of practical problems in computational
field simulation.

Methods and tools tested in the AIRPORT subproject, which have been
elaborated by some of the most famous experts in the world in parallel
computing are part of the contents. Some of the lessons learned from this
EC sponsored project will also be presented.

Though an advanced course, no knowledge about parallel programming is assumed.
This tutorial is self contained. As a recommended background, the participant
should have a working knowledge of either C or Fortran and a basic knowledge
about data structures.

Technical Programme

Four lectures over two days, each with a duration of three hours.

1. Domain Decomposition Methods
Professor Charbel Farhat, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

2. Message Passing and Load Balancing
Professor Roy Williams, California Institute of Technology, USA

3. Parallel Implementation of Large CFD and Structures Codes
Dr Jochem Hauser, CLE, Salzgitter, Germany

4. Advanced Parallelising Tools
Professor Mark Cross, University of Greenwich, UK

Further information may be obtained on the Web at
<href=http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/csami.html>
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/csami.html</a>

CELG-CSAMI
University Pierre et Marie Curie
4, Place Jussieu
75252 Paris cedex 05 - France
Phone: 33 1 44 27 58 11 or 74 97
Fax: 33 1 44 27 71 54


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From: John R. Rice <jrr@cs.purdue.edu>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 1995 17:27:00 -0500
Subject: Position at Purdue University

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY
Computer Sciences
Purdue University

The Department of Computer Sciences seeks a highly
qualified person dedicated both to research and teaching to
support its interdisciplinary graduate program in Computa-
tional Science and Engineering. Areas of specialization
appropriate for this tenure track assistant professor posi-
tion include scientific computing, high performance comput-
ing, geometry systems, mathematical software, applications
of computing to science and engineering, and related areas.
The department has a number of substantial research projects
in this area. Further information about the CS&E program is
available on the web at http://www.cse.purdue.edu/

The CS Department computing facility includes a 64 pro-
cessor nCube 2, over 200 workstations and a complete video
production facility. Purdue also owns Intel and IBM paral-
lel computers and is a member of the Concurrent Supercomput-
ing Consortium which operates a 540 processor Intel Paragon.
The CS&E lab has high performance graphical machines and
multi-media educational facilities. Applications are soli-
cited for appointments to begin in August 1996. Send curri-
culum vita and ask three references to write by March 1,
1996 to:

Chair, CS&E Search Committee
Department of Computer Sciences
Purdue University
W. Lafayette, IN 47907

Purdue University is in a college town where the
schools are excellent, commuting is easy, the cost of living
is reasonable, and there is a full range of athletic and
cultural events at the University.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity employer.


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From: Stein W. Wallace <sww@iok.unit.no>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 95 15:41:56 GMT
Subject: Position at Norwegian Institute of Technology

Professor of Production Planning/Production Economics
at
Department of Managerial Economics and Operations Research
The Norwegian Institute of Technology
University of Trondheim

The professor has special responsibility for teaching and research in
production planning and/or production economics. The professional
specialty should be in business administration or operations research.
The department is engaged in an effort to strengthen its ties to the
technological faculties. Thus, in evaluating the candidate, heavy
emphasis will be placed on practical experience from a production
perspective.

The applicant must be able to document extensive professional
qualifications in business administration or operations research. If
the competence is in business administration, the desired
specializations are in the areas of investments and/or operations
planning. If the competence is in operations research, the desired
specializations are in the areas of production modeling and
methodological development. Through his/her own effort, the applicant
must have shown scholarly competence in the area of specialization.
Heavy weight will be put upon the ability to teach and the ability to
initiate and lead research and developmental work. It is also desired
that the applicant will contribute to applied research work with the
department's associated SINTEF division.

The professor shall be administratively attached to the Department of
Managerial Economics and Operations Research in the Faculty of
Economics and Industrial Management at the Norwegian Institute of
Technology, University of Trondheim. Presently the department has 3
full professors, 2 adjunct full professors, 2 first lecturers, 2
lecturers, 1 post.doc, and 10 doctor of Engineering students.

The department consists of the following areas of study: business
administration, operations research, and economics.

Closing Date for Applications: November 3, 1995.

Further information can be obtained from

Professor Einar Matson (phone + 47 73 59 36 04 - email: em@iok.unit.no)
for managerial economics.

Professor Stein W. Wallace (phone + 47 73 59 36 09 - email:
sww@iok.unit.no) for operations research.


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From: Thomas F. Russell <trussell@carbon.cudenver.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 10:13:36 -0600
Subject: Positions at University of Colorado at Denver

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Colorado
at Denver is seeking to fill two tenure-track positions at
the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 1996.
Positions are contingent on budgetary approval. We offer
B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with optional focus in one
of six areas: computational mathematics, discrete
mathematics, engineering mathematics, operations research,
probability, and statistics. These also comprise active
areas of research of our resident faculty.

Applicants are expected to show strong potential for
research and teaching and have a commitment to professional
service. Applicants must have, or expect to receive by next
August, a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related discipline. In
general, we seek qualified applicants in one of the focus
areas and prefer someone who can interface with two or more
areas. For these positions, the areas of greatest interest
are:
computational mathematics, and
applied probability or statistics.
However, we shall consider applications with another focus
in applied mathematics.

To apply, please send a current vita, list of publications,
a statement of research plans and goals, a statement of
teaching philosophy, and arrange to have three letters of
recommendation sent to:

Burt Simon, Search Committee Chair
Mathematics Department - Campus Box 170
University of Colorado at Denver
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364

Our fax number is 303-556-8550. For more information on
our department and university visit our web site at
http://www-math.cudenver.edu. We will begin screening
applications December 15, 1995.

The University of Colorado at Denver is committed to
enhancing the diversity of its administration, faculty and
staff, and to program access for persons with disabilities,
and invites and strongly encourages nominations of and
applications from women, members of ethnic and racial
minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities.
Alternative formats of this ad or job description are
available upon request.


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From: Ken Jackson <krj@cs.toronto.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 15:59:51 -0400
Subject: Positions at University of Toronto

There are two openings at the University of Toronto that may interest NA
Digest readers. One is a tenure-track position in "Algorithmic
Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science" that is joint between the
Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science. Although the "official"
job states that the position is at the Assistant Professor, it may
be possible to appoint a strong candidate at a higher level.
The other job is a postdoctoral position with the Numerical Computing
Group in the Department of Computer Science. Our main area of interest
is differential equations. The two "official" job ads follow.

* * * * * *

The University of Toronto solicits applications for a tenure-stream
appointment in the field of Algorithmic Mathematics and Theoretical
Computer Science, including Complexity and Effective Methods in
Scientific Computation. The position is subject to budgetary approval.

The appointment is at the downtown (St. George) campus at the level of
Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 1996. This will be a joint
appointment between the Department of Mathematics (75%) and the
Department of Computer Science (25%). Candidates are expected to have
demonstrated excellence in both teaching and research; in particular, a
candidate's research record should show clearly the ability to make
significant original and independent contributions to Mathematics.
Salary commensurate with experience.

Applicants should send their complete C.V. including a list of
publications, a short statement describing their research programme,
and all appropriate material about their teaching. They should also
arrange to have at least four letters of reference sent directly to
Professor V. Ivrii, Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A1. At least one letter
should be primarily concerned with the candidate's teaching. In
addition, it is recommended that applicants submit the electronic
application form which is available on the World Wide Web by accessing
the following URL: http://www.toronto.edu/math/Jobs.html

To insure full consideration, this information should be received by
December 31, 1995.

In accordance with its Employment Equity Policy, the University of
Toronto encourages applications from qualified women or men, members of
visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be
given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

* * * * * *

The Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, has received
funding from various granting agencies. Funding permitting,
Postdoctoral Fellowships are available in all areas of Computer
Science.

Applications, including a curriculum vitae and a list of publications,
should be sent to: Professor Wayne H. Enright, Chairman, Department of
Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4,
Canada; recruit@cs.toronto.edu. Please arrange to have three letters of
references sent directly to the same address. Deadline for application
is January 31st, 1996.


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From: Wei Cai <wcai@newton.math.ucsb.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 16:03:49 -0700
Subject: Position at UC Santa Barbara

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS/APPLIED MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

The Department of Mathematics at the University of California,
Santa Barbara seeks a numerical analyst/applied mathematician for
a tenure track assistant professorship beginning July 1, 1996.
Applicants should have substantial expertise relevant for the
numerical resolution of nonlinear problems arising in an applied
science such as electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, material science,
and semiconductor theory. The successful candidate will have
demonstrated excellence in research and have a promising record in
teaching. Potential for interaction with research efforts in the
department and across the university will be taken into account
and candidates must possess a Ph.D. by September 1, 1996.
Applications which are complete by December 22, 1995, will receive
full consideration.

Applicants should send a vita, a pubilcation list, one-page statement
of research interests and arrange to have four letters of recommendation
and a completed AMS Application Cover Sheet sent to the Numerical/Applied
Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106.

UCSB is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.


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From: Antonio Messina <messina@isoar.df.unibo.it>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 08:11:30 +0000
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at University of Bologna

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
on
Numerical Magnetohydrodynamics

A one-year fellowship at the University of Bologna, Department of Physics,
is financed by EU grant. The grant supports collaborations in the
following principal areas:

MHD Flows and Turbulence
Interstellar Medium; Stellar Winds; Stellar jets
Numerical Techniques for MHD

The fellowship is intended for citizens of the member states of
the European Community and associated states. The salary and the
associated research costs will be at the italian standard rate.

Candidates should write directly to the contact name below providing their
curriculum vitae, a list of recent publications, two letters of recommendation
and a statement of research interests.
The deadline for receipt of applications is October 28th 1995.

Contact name:
A. Messina, Dip. Fisica, viale B. Pichat 6/2,
40127 Bologna, Italy. Email: messina@isoar.df.unibo.it;
tel. (39) 51 6305212, fax: (39) 51 6305212.

COMPUTING RESOURCES AVAILABLE:
Cray T3D MCA 64-8, Cray C92/2128 SSD, cluster of graphic ws


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From: Jane Cullum <cullumj@watson.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:22:23 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at IBM Research

1996-1997 IBM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

The Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson
Research Center invites applications for its 1996-1997 Postdoctoral
Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer sciences. This
fellowship provides scientists of outstanding ability an opportunity
to advance their scholarship as resident department members at the
Research Center. The department provides an atmosphere in which
basic research is combined with experience on technical problems
arising in industry. The program of the Mathematical Sciences
Department is organized for research in pure and applied
mathematics, and in theoretical and exploratory computer science.
On-going research in the department includes work on sequential and
parallel algorithms, computational complexity, coding theory,
cryptography, numerical analysis, differential equations,
mathematical optimization, high-performance computation, logic
design, computer algebra, statistics, dynamical systems, continuous
complexity, computational linguistics, computer music, user
interface technology, and knowledge-based systems. Close
interaction with permanent department members is expected, but
fellows will be free to pursue their own research interests.

Each candidate must have a doctorate and not more than five years of
postdoctoral professional experience when the fellowship commences.
The fellowship has a period of one year, and may be extended by
another year on mutual agreement. The stipend will be generally in
the range of $65,000 to $67,000 per year, depending on experience.
In addition, there will be an allowance for moving expenses. The
Research Center is located in Westchester County, approximately
forty miles north of New York City.

To apply, please submit the following by January 12, 1996: resume,
including thesis summary; reprints of publications based on thesis
and other research; a research proposal; and visa status. Citizens
of countries defined as restricted by the U.S. Department of
Commerce are required to have a green card or an equivalent visa
status. Applicants are responsible for requesting that three or
more letters of reference, including one from the thesis advisor,
arrive before January 12. Direct all material to:

Committee on Postdoctoral Fellowships
Department of Mathematical Sciences
IBM Research Division
T. J. Watson Research Center
P. O. Box 218
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

One fellowship will be awarded. Each applicant will be notified
individually as soon as the committee has reached a decision on the
application, no later than March 12, 1996.


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From: Baltzer Science Publishers <publish@baltzer.nl>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 08:17:15 +0100
Subject: Contents, Annals of Numerical Mathematics

CONTENTS - ANNALS OF NUMERICAL MATHEMATICS (ISSN 1021 2655)

Editor-in-Chief:

Claude Brezinski
Lab. d'Analyse Numerique et d'Optimisation
UFR IEEA - M3
Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex
France
fax: (33) 20 43 68 69
E-mail: brezinsk@omega.univ-lille1.fr


Volume 2, 1995, "Special Functions"

Editor:
G. Allasia

pp. 3-20, W. Gautschi, Luigi Gatteschi's work on special functions and
numerical analysis

pp. 21-34, C. Brezinski, Formal orthogonality on an algebraic curve

pp. 35-78, K.-J. Foerster, On the weights of positive quadrature formulas
for ultraspherical weight function

pp. 79-92, E.K. Infantis and P.D. Siafarikas, Differential inequalities and
monotonicity properties of the zeros of associated Laguerre and Hermite
polynomials

pp. 93-122, F. Marcellan, T.E. Perez and M.A. Pinar, Orthogonal polynomials
on weighted Sobolev spaces: the semiclassical case

pp. 123-144, P. Maroni, Tchebychev forms and their perturbed as second
degree forms

pp. 145-158, P. Rabinowitz, Optimal quasi-interpolatory splines for
numerical integration

pp. 159-168, A. Ronveaux and S. Belmehdi, Interlacing properties of the
zeros of the derivative, associated and adjacent of semi-classical and
classical orthogonal polynomials

pp. 169-180, J. Wimp and H. Kiesel, Non-linear recurrence relations and
some derived orthogonal polynomials

pp. 181-198, R. Wong, Error bounds for asymptotic approximations of special
functions

pp. 199-210, R. Zanovello, Numerical analysis of Struve functions with
applications to other special functions

pp. 211-232, D. Dattoli, S. Lorenzutta, G. Maino and A. Torre, Generalised
forms of Bessel functions and Hermite polynomials

pp. 233-246, M.G. de Bruijn, H.G. Meijer, Zeros of orthogonal polynomials
in a non-discrete Sobolev space

pp. 247-254, B. Gabutti and M.L. Mathis, A characterization of the Meixner
polynomials

pp. 255-264, C. Giordano, Properties and inequalities for the zeros of
Bessel functions

pp. 265-276, D. Kershaw, Maximum principles and inequalities for special
functions

pp. 277-288, J. Korevaar, A monotonicity property of ultraspherical
Christoffel numbers

pp. 289-304, K.H. Kwon and L.L. Littlejohn, The orthogonality of the
Laguerre ploynomials {Ln-k(x)} for positive integers k

pp. 305-310, D.S. Lubinsky, An extension of the Erdos-Turan inequality for
the sum of successive fundamental polynomials

pp. 311-326, A.P. Magnus, Asymptotics for the simplest generalized Jacobi
polynomials recurrence coefficients from Freud's equations: numerical
explorations

pp. 327-344, A. Martin, An optimal inequality on associated Legendre functions

pp. 345-352, M.E. Muldoon, A monotonicity property of Bessel functions

pp. 353-370, F. Peherstorfer and R. Steinbauer, On polynomials orthogonal
on several intervals

pp. 371-380, G. Pittaluga and L. Sacripante, Bounds for the zeros of
Hermite polynomials

pp. 381-406, A. Sidi, Acceleration of convergence of (generalized) Fourier
series by the d - transformation

pp. 407-414, H.V. Smith, The Bieberach conjecture

pp. 415-424, N.M. Temme, Asymptotics of zeros on incomplete gamma functions

pp. 425-438, M. von Golitschek and D. Leviatan, Rational Muntz approximation

pp. 439-456, A. Zarzo, J.S. Dehesa and J. Torres, On a new set of
polynomials representing the wave functions of the quantum relativistic
harmonic oscillator

pp. 457-472, A. Zarzo, J.S. Dehesa and R.J. Yanez, Distribution of zeros of
Gauss and Kummer hypergeometric functions. A semiclassical approach



Proposals for new volumes should be addressed to Claude Brezinski ,
Editor-in-Chief.
Subscriptions and separate orders and requests for FREE SAMPLE COPIES of
Annals of Numerical Mathematics can be sent to: publish@baltzer.nl or see
our homepage http://www.NL.net/~baltzer/


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From: Richard Brualdi <brualdi@math.wisc.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 17:05:52 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Contents, Linear Algebra and its Applications

LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Contents Volume 231, December 1995

Stephen H. Friedberg and Arnold J. Insel (Normal, Illinois),
Characterizations of Subnormal Matrices 1

Jong-Shenq Guo, Wen-Wei Lin, and Chern-Shuh Wang
(Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Nonequivalence Deflation for the Solution of Matrix
Latent Value Problems 15

Leonid Gurvits (Princeton, New Jersey)
Stability of Discrete Linear Inclusion 47

Alain Duchamp (Le Mans, France)
Circuit Separation for Symmetric Matroids 87

B. Z. Shapiro (Stockholm, Sweden) and
M. Z. Shapiro (Rehovot, Israel)
On the Boundary of Totally Positive Upper
Triangular Matrices 105

Jin-Hsien Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Factorization of Matrices Into Quadratic Ones. II 111

M. H. Lim (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
A Uniqueness Theorem on Symmetric Tensors 153

William H. Gustafson (Lubbock, Texas)
Quivers and Matrix Equations 159

William C. Waterhouse (University Park, Pennsylvania)
Orthogonal Similarity and Pairs of Quadratic Forms 175

Martin Ohsmann (Aachen, Germany)
Fast Transforms of Toeplitz Matrices 181

Author Index 193


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From: Heinz W. Engl <engl@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 12:42:34 EDT
Subject: Contents, Surveys on Mathematics for Industry

Surveys on Mathematics for Industry
(Springer Vienna - New York)

Table of Contents, Vol 5 No.2


M.Holmstrvm, R.Glowinski, Constrained motion problems with applications
by nonlinear programming methods

A.Ude, R.Dillmann, Robot motion specification: a vision-based approach


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From: Carlos A. de Moura <demoura@zeus.funceme.br>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 11:41:23 EST
Subject: Contents, Computational and Applied Mathematics

COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(Matematica Aplicada e Computacional)

Published by Birkhauser/Boston
and SBMAC - Brazilian Soc. for
Comp. and Applied Mathematics

Vol.14, Issue 2, 1995

AFPC HUMES and
C HUMES Jr Stability clearing open loop policies
in manufacturing systems

LR BERRONE Subsistence of some nonlinear mathematical
models which involve the heat-diffusion eq.

X FENG An elliptic regularity coefficient estimate
for the equations of the motion for nearly
elastic solids in the frequency domain
XC TAI and
T KARKKAAINEN Identification of a nonlinear parameter in
a parabolic equation from a linear equation

CY CHEN and
KK NIP On the blow-up of |u | at quenching for
tt
semilinear Euler-Poisson-Darboux equations

MG ARMENTANO,
EM FERNANDEZ-BEDAGUER
and JE SANTOS A frequency domain paramenter estimation
procedure in viscoelastic layered media

A BREAZNA Corrigenda to "Generalizations of Bendixon's
Negative Criterion"


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