Steven J. LeonChancellor ProfessorMathematics Department University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Email: sleon@umassd.edu |
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Ongoing Projects
- CSUMS: Computational Sciences training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences
NSF sponsored program for undergraduate research at UMass Dartmouth
CSUMS Press Release - ATLAST Project
MATLAB News and Notes is printed twice a year and distributed to the entire international community of users of the MATLAB software package (over a million subscribers). The October 2006 issue featured a short article about the ATLAST Project. (See preprint.) - Consulting Editor for IMAGE, the Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS)
- Chair of the ILAS Education Committee
- Organizer of UMass Dartmouth Mathematics Colloquium Series
- Scientific Computing Seminars at Brown University
Spring 2009 Events
Mathematics Colloquium Talks
Benefits and Challenges of Particle Methods
February 11, 2009
Benjamin Siebold (MIT)
February 13, 2009
Wolfgang Stefan (SUNY Buffalo)
Total Variation Regularization for Linear Ill-Posed Inverse Problems: Extensions and Applications
February 18, 2009
Robert Devaney (Boston University)
TBA
February 25, 2009
Gil Strang (MIT)
Polygons and Circles in Computational Science
March 11, 2009
Aslan Kasimov (MIT)
TBA
All talks are from 4:00-4:50 PM in Room 218, Liberal Arts Building
Past Events
Gene H. Golub (1932-2007), Pioneer in Computational Mathematics 
Gene Golub Memorial Conference held at UMass Dartmouth, February 29 and March 1
Conference Information
Relevant Links:
- UMass Dartmouth tribute - Gene Golub Remembered
- Golub Around the World
- Golub Memorial Blog Site
- Gene H. Golub Biography by Chen Greif
- The Golub Tree
- Gene Golub homepage at Stanford
- ISI Highly Cited Researchers listing for Gene Golub
- New York Times Obituary
- Golub least squares lecture video
Books
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- Prentice Hall Companion Web site for the 7th edition This page contains supplemental features for students and instructors.
- Supplemental Chapters: (Click on chapter title to download)
- Errata List (7th edition)
9.CANONICAL FORMS
- Companion manuals
- ATLAST Computer Exercises for Linear Algebra, 2nd edition by Steven J. Leon, Eugene Herman, and Richard Faulkenberry. ISBN 0-13-169817-6
- Student Study Guide, 7E by Steven J. Leon. ISBN 0-13-224555-8
- Visualizing Linear Algebra using Maple by Sandra Keith. ISBN 0-13-169818-4.
- Understanding Linear Algebra using MATLAB by Irwin and Margaret Kleinfeld. ISBN 0-13-169820-6.
- Linear Algebra Labs with MATLAB, 3rd ed. by David R. Hill and David E. Zitarelli. ISBN 0-13-143274-5
- A Maple Supplement for Linear Algebra by John Maloney. ISBN 0-13-145337-8
- Errata Pages for all books and manuals written by Steven J. Leon
All companion manuals listed below are available at little or no extra charge when ordered as a bundle with the 7th edition. To order the 2-book bundles use the ISBN's listed. To order individual copies of the bundles click on: List of 2 book bundles.
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The ATLAST collection of MATLAB computer exercises for linear algebra is an inexpensive paperback manual that can be used in conjunction with any linear algebra textbook. The book is currently being offered as a bundle with any of the Prentice-Hall linear algebra textbooks. To order the book go to the Prentice-Hall ATLAST Web page.
- Covers of some previous editions of the linear algebra book
If you have one and would like to trade, I can offer in exchange an autographed hard cover copy of the 7th edition.
Course Information
Spring Classes 2009
Professional Background
Areas of specialization
- Scientific Computing
- Linear Algebra
- Applied Mathematics
Education
Ph.D., Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1971
Professional Affiliations
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- SIAM Special Interest Group on Linear Algebra (SIAG LA)
- The International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS)
- Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Job History
Professional Experience
Selected Publications
Preprint of MATLAB Chapter for Linear Algebra Handbook (Chapter 71 of CRC Press Handbook for Linear Algebra, 2007) NA Digest Workshop Report (July 2, 2006): Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets
Other Links of Interest
Last Updated On: 1/31/09

















