George Forsythe

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George Forsythe is affiliated with the following schools: Brown University, Swarthmore College, University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford University, New York University

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According to Wikipedia, George Elmer Forsythe was an American computer scientist and numerical analyst who founded and led Stanford University's Computer Science Department. Forsythe is often credited with coining the term "computer science" and is recognized as a founding figure in the field.

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Computer methods for mathematical computations (1977) (2294)
Computer solution of linear algebraic systems (1969) (589)
Finite-Difference Methods for Partial Differential Equations (1961) (563)
Generation and Use of Orthogonal Polynomials for Data-Fitting with a Digital Computer (1957) (422)
The cyclic Jacobi method for computing the principal values of a complex matrix (1960) (260)
Matrix inversion by a Monte Carlo method (1950) (159)
On the Stationary Values of a Second-Degree Polynomial on the Unit Sphere (1965) (123)
On best conditioned matrices (1955) (118)
Pitfalls in computation, or why a math book isn''t enough (1970) (117)
Automatic grading programs (1965) (114)
On the asymptotic directions of thes-dimensional optimum gradient method (1968) (95)
Solving linear algebraic equations can be interesting (1953) (91)
Variational study of nonlinear spline curves (1971) (77)
The proper values of the sum and product of symmetric matrices (1953) (68)
Giant brains or machines that think (1950) (64)
Von Neumann''s comparison method for random sampling from the normal and other distributions. (1972) (63)
SWAC computes 126 distinct semigroups of order 4 (1955) (55)
Computer science and mathematics (1970) (48)
A university's educational program in computer science (1967) (47)
Mathematics, queen and servant of science (1951) (38)
What to do till the computer scientist comes (1967) (35)
Asymptotic lower bounds for the fundamental frequency of convex membranes (1955) (31)
Welcoming remarks (1966) (31)
Today’s Computational Methods of Linear Algebra (1967) (30)
Asymptotic lower bounds for the frequencies of certain polygonal membranes. (1954) (30)
Computer science and education (1968) (25)
Reprint of a Note on Rounding-Off Errors (1959) (23)
SWAC Experiments on the Use of Orthogonal Polynomials for Data Fitting (1958) (22)
THE ROLE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (1959) (17)
Singularity and near Singularity in Numerical Analysis (1958) (15)
Computing Constrained Minima with Lagrange Multipliers (1955) (15)
WHAT IS A SATISFACTORY QUADRATIC EQUATION SOLVER (1967) (14)
Numerical analysis and partial differential equations (1958) (13)
New matrix transformations for obtaining characteristic vectors (1951) (11)
Difference methods on a digital computer for laplacian boundary value and eigenvalue problems (1956) (11)
Vectorcardiographic diagnosis with the aid of ALGOL (1962) (11)
How do you solve a quadratic equation (1966) (11)
Algorithms for scientific computation (1966) (9)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1964) (9)
The Souriau-Frame Characteristic Equation Algorithm on a Digital Computer (1955) (9)
Algorithm 16: crout with pivoting (1960) (9)
Random Essays on Mathematics, Education and Computers (1966) (8)
An extension of Gauss’ transformation for improving the condition of systems of linear equations (1952) (8)
On Finite Semigroups (1960) (7)
Let's not discriminate against good work in design or experimentation (1969) (6)
EXACT PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES FOR NONVISCOUS FLOW IN A PLANE WITH A CONSTANT CORIOLIS PARAMETER (1949) (6)
An undergraduate curriculum in numerical analysis (1964) (6)
ALTERNATIVE DERIVATIONS OF FOX'S ESCALATOR FORMULAE FOR LATENT ROOTS (1952) (5)
Second order determinants of Legendre polynomials (1951) (5)
Solution of the telegrapher's equation with boundary conditions on only one characteristic (1950) (4)
Maximizing a second-degree polynomial on the unit sphere (1965) (4)
Automatic machine grading programs (1964) (4)
The maximum and minimum of a positive definite quadratic polynomial on a sphere are convex functions of the radius (1969) (4)
Bibliography of Russian mathematics books (1956) (3)
Selected references on use of high-speed computers for scientific computation (1956) (3)
Review: A. S. Householder, Principles of numerical analysis (1954) (3)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1966) (3)
Suggestions to Students on Talking About Mathematics Papers (1957) (3)
A Numerical Analyst’s Fifteen-Foot Shelf (1953) (3)
Cesàro summability of independent random variables (1943) (2)
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, U.C.L.A. (1955) (2)
Tests of Parletts’s ALGOL eigenvalue procedure 3 (1964) (2)
DESIGN - THEN AND NOW (1969) (2)
Remarks on regularity of methods of summation (1942) (2)
Numerical Analysis and Partial Differential Equations. Volume V. Surveys in Applied Mathematics. (1960) (2)
Tests of Parlett's ALGOL Eigenvalue Procedure Eig 3 (1964) (2)
Riesz summability methods of order $r$, for $\mathcal{R}(r)<0$ (1941) (2)
Maximum Density-Altitude in the Continental United States (1946) (1)
Bibliographical survey of Russian mathematical monographs, 1930 to 1951 (1952) (1)
Stanford exam question (1970) (1)
Numerical methods for high-speed computers: a survey (1959) (1)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1964) (1)
Syllabi and qualifying examinations for the Ph. D. in computer science at Stanford University (continued) (1970) (1)
Problems, exams, projects (1970) (1)
Syllabi and qualifying examinations for the Ph. D. in computer science at Stanford University (1969) (1)
On Nörlund summability of random variables to zero (1947) (1)
President's letter to the membership (1965) (1)
President's letter to the ACM membership: why ACM? (1965) (1)
President's letter to the ACM membership: why ACM? (1965) (1)
Remark on algorithm 16: crout with pivoting (1960) (1)
Remark on algorithm 15: rootfinder II (1960) (1)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1966) (1)
Letter from George E. Forsythe to Marvin L. Minsky (1964) (0)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1966) (0)
Book Reviews: Modern Operational Calculus with Applications in Technical Mathematics (1948) (0)
Technical Notes and Short Papers (1956) (0)
For over two decades George Forsythe was an outstanding leader in the development ofcomputer science, and he was one of the pioneers. In 1948 he joined the highly influential, but all too short-lived, Institute for Numerical Analysis (1972) (0)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1964) (0)
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS WITH EMPHASIS ON LEAST SQUARES PROBLEMS. Progress Report, June 1, 1970--June 1, 1971. (1972) (0)
Four articles on numerical matrix methods (1952) (0)
On the Properties of the Derivatives of the Solutions of Laplace''s Equation and the Errors of the Method of Finite Differences for Boundary Values in $C_2$ and $C_{1,1}$ by E. A. Volkov (1970) (0)
Automation and Computing. (1960) (0)
Linear Computations (Dwyer, Paul S.) (1952) (0)
Boolean Algebra and Its Applications. J. Eldon Whitesitt. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1961. x + 182 pp. Illus. $6.75 (1961) (0)
I.B.M. experiments with accelerated gradient methods for linear equations (1952) (0)
Session details: Algorithms (1964) (0)
Research in the Computer Science Department and selected other research in computing at Stanford University (1970) (0)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1965) (0)
President's letter to the ACM membership (1965) (0)
Letter from George E. Forsythe to Robert Sears (1963) (0)
Boolean Algebra: Boolean Algebra and Its Applications . J. Eldon Whitesitt. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1961. x + 182 pp. Illus. $6.75. (1961) (0)
Memorandum from George E. Forsythe to Halsey L. Royden (1963) (0)
ALGOL W (revised) (1969) (0)

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