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March 25, 2011

Abel Prize awarded to John Milnor

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has selected John Milnor for the Abel Prize for 2011.   

Milnor works for the Institute for Mathematical Sciences at Stony Brook University. He was chosen for his “pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry and algebra.” 

Visit the laureate’s page to read Milnor’s biography and learn more about his work. Watch the Video of the award announcement.  

The Abel Prize homepage  

Milnor
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April 13, 2009

Math Awareness Library Exhibit

In honor of Math Awareness Month, Hagerty library is exhibiting resources related to the use of mathematics climatological, meteorological and derivative sciences of environment and ecology.

We’ve even added a little Benjamin Franklin to the mix.  The exhibit display is located at the top of the stairs on the second floor.  Please do come by.  We appreciate your interest.  It will be up for the rest of the month.

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March 30, 2009

More than books in the Library!

Welcome back students!  Ready to take on the Spring term?  Just to let you math students know that we have 3 scientific calculators available for use in the library for a three hour loan (go to the circulation desk).  Also the following software packages on all library laptops and computer stations:  Maple, MATLAB, and SPSS.  More things coming down the pike.  So stay tuned.  This term is going to be FUN!

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July 28, 2008

Math Qualifying Exam

Dear Drexel Math Graduate Students,

Will you be taking the Ph.D. qualifying exam in the next year?  Want to start preparing for it?  The faculty of Drexel’s Mathematics Department have selected a set of books, they believe to be pertinent to the Math Ph.D. qualifying exam.  These books have been placed on Reserve in Hagerty Library for your convenience.  You can find the list by searching Reserves with “Mathematical Qualifying Exam“  The list is also below.

 Advanced calculus / R. Creighton Buck, with the collaboration of Ellen F. Buck.

 Buck, R. Creighton (Robert Creighton), 1920-

 Advanced calculus / R. Creighton Buck.

 Buck, R. Creighton (Robert Creighton), 1920-

 Applied linear algebra / Ben Noble and James W. Daniel.

 Noble, Ben.

 Calculus on manifolds; a modern approach to classical theorems of advanced calculus.

 Spivak, Michael.

 Introduction to real analysis / Manfred Stoll.

 Stoll, Manfred.

 Linear algebra / Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel, Lawrence E. Spence.

 Friedberg, Stephen H.

 Linear algebra [by] Kenneth Hoffman [and] Ray Kunze.

 Hoffman, Kenneth.

 Linear algebra / Peter D. Lax.

 Lax, Peter D.

 Linear algebra done right / Sheldon Axler.

 Axler, Sheldon Jay.

 Mathematical analysis [by] Tom M. Apostol.

 Apostol, Tom M.

 Mathematical analysis; a modern approach to advanced calculus.

 Apostol, Tom M.

 Matrix analysis / by Roger A. Horn and Charles R. Johnson.

 Horn, Roger A.

 Matrix computations / Gene H. Golub, Charles F. Van Loan.

 Golub, Gene H. (Gene Howard), 1932-

 Matrix computations / Gene H. Golub, Charles F. Van Loan.

 Golub, Gene H. (Gene Howard), 1932-

 Numerical linear algebra / Lloyd N. Trefethen, David Bau.

 Trefethen, Lloyd N. (Lloyd Nicholas)

 A primer of real functions / Ralph P. Boas.

 Boas, Ralph P. (Ralph Philip)

 Real analysis.

 Royden, H. L.

 Theory of matrices.

 Lancaster, Peter, 1929-

 The theory of matrices : with applications / Peter Lancaster, Miron Tismenetsky.

 Lancaster, Peter, 1929-

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