Newsgroups: ut.na Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!neat.ai.toronto.edu!krj From: krj@na.toronto.edu (Ken Jackson) Subject: NA Digest Volume 88 : Issue 50 Message-ID: <88Dec19.112756est.38031@neat.ai.toronto.edu> Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Distribution: ut Date: Mon, 19 Dec 88 11:27:43 EST NA Digest Sunday, December 18, 1988 Volume 88 : Issue 50 Today's Editor: Cleve Moler Today's Topics: Dundee NA Conference Speakers Computational Mathematics Positions at NIU Change of address for Martin Berzins. Position at University of Bristol Nonlinear Least Squares in MATLAB LAA Thanks and Greetings And Finally, A Bidiagonal Matrix ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Griffiths Date: Mon, 12 Dec 88 13:17:54 Subject: Dundee NA Conference Speakers 13th Biennial Conference on Numerical Analysis University of Dundee, Scotland June 27 - 30th 1989 The complete list of invited speakers for the conference has now been finalised and reads: M J Baines, University of Reading J H Bramble, Cornell University K Burrage, University of Aukland T Coleman, Cornell University P Deuflhard, University of Heidelberg R Fletcher, University of Dundee B Fornberg, Exxon I Graham, University of Bath N Higham, University of Manchester A D Jepson, University of Toronto C Johnson, Chalmers University T Lyche, University of Oslo M J D Powell, University of Cambridge A Ruhe, Chalmers University T F Russell, University of Colorado D Sorensen, Argonne National Laboratory For further details, contact The Organising Secretaries Numerical Analysis Conference The University, Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland, UK or na.griffiths@edu.stanford.edu ------------------------------ From: Biswa Datta Date: Mon, 12 Dec 88 12:27:24 CST Subject: Computational Mathematics Positions at NIU Applications are invited for tenure track position(s) in COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS (Numerical Linear Algebra/Applied Numerical Linear Algebra/ Numerical PDE/Numerical Optimization). The applicants should have a Ph.D (by Fall 1989) in mathematics,computer science or a related field,commitment for teaching and research. The department has both master and Ph.D programs and maintain a very high quality of research in several areas of mathematics including computational mathematics. Please send a letter of application along with a complete vita and arrange three letters of recommendation to be sent to Professor Biswa Nath Datta Department of Mathematical Sciences Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois 60115 (815)753-6759 E-mail address : na.bdatta@na-net.stanford.edu or niuvax!dattab@mcs.anl.gov Deadline for applying JANUARY 15, 1989 or until the position(s) are filled. ------------------------------ From: Martin Berzins Date: Tue, 13 Dec 88 18:53:42 GMT Subject: Change of address for Martin Berzins. >From 16/12/88 until 15/9/89 I will be visiting Computer Science Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 12180-3590 . ------------------------------ From: Andy Wathen Date: Thu, 15 Dec 88 12:41:37 GMT Subject: Position at University of Bristol A colleague has asked me to post the following: University of Bristol, UK , Dept of Mathematics Research Assistantship on Steep Unsteady 3-D Water Waves starting Oct '89. This post will be for 3 years and involves numerical studies of 3-D water waves using Boundary Integral Techniques. For further information contact: Prof D.H.Peregrine, School of Mathematics, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TW, England. tel:(UK) 0272 303312. Please do not contact me. ------------------------------ From: S. I. Chou Date: Fri, 16 Dec 88 15:46:09 PST Subject: Nonlinear Least Squares in MATLAB I am interested in knowing who has converted a nonlinear least squares program to MATLAB language. I would appreciate any leads that anyone has to give on these matters. Many Thanks. S.I. Chou 619-553-2541 Code 761 TS, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA 92152 [Ed. note: Check if your MATLAB has a Nelder-Meade algorithm in an M-file. Try "help nelder", or execute the "nademo" and pick option #4. If you don't have it, let me know. Also, Richard Behrens, a student of Bobby Schnabel at the University of Colorado (na.schnabel), has written a suite of M-files for solving nonlinear equations. Maybe they have some nonlinear least squares stuff as well. Anybody else? --Cleve ] ------------------------------ From: Richard Brualdi Date: Thu, 15 Dec 88 08:49:54 cst Subject: LAA Thanks and Greetings To all of you who have contributed in 1988 to the journal "Linear Algebra and its Applications": Authors, Referees, and Editors, we extend our thanks and warm wishes for Happy Holidays and a Great 1989, FAA L A A L A A A A A L L L L A A A A A A A A A A A L L L L L L L A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A L L L L L L L L L L A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A L L L L L L L L L L L L L A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A L L A A A A Richard A. 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