Philip Rabinowitz (August 14, 1926 – July 21, 2006) was an American and Israeli applied mathematician.[1] He was best known for his work in numerical analysis, including his books A First Course in Numerical Analysis with Anthony Ralston and Methods of Numerical Integration with Philip J. Davis. He was the author of numerous articles on numerical computation.
Philip Rabinowitz | |
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Born | |
Died | July 21, 2006 | (aged 79)
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Scientific career | |
Fields | applied mathematics, numerical analysis |
Institutions | National Bureau of Standards, Weizmann Institute of Science |
Thesis | Normal Coverings and Uniform Spaces (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Gottschalk |
Doctoral students | Nira Dyn |
He earned his Ph.D. in 1951 under Walter Gottschalk at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He worked for the American National Bureau of Standards and taught at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.