Dr. Judith Rivlin

Numerical Analysis, Numerical Solution of Flow Equations, Mathematical Models in Consumer Economics.

 

Education

  • 1979-1988: Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 
    supervised by Professor S. Kaniel. Title of Thesis: "Numerical Solution 
    of the Equations of Compressible Flow by a Transport Method".

  • 1976-1979: M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    supervised by Professor L. Rubinstein. Title of Thesis: "On the Salinity Distribution
    in a Porous Medium in Course of Sea Water Intrusion".

  • 1973-1976: B.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics from the Hebrew University
    of Jerusalem.

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Appointments at the Hebrew University (1979-present):

Since 1995:

  • Head of the math studies at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Since 1991:

  • Senior Teacher

1988-1991:

  • Teacher in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
    Coordinator of the computer programming courses.
    Main Courses taught:
    Calculus, Numerical Analysis, Nonlinear Programming, Data Processing, Fortran, Topics in Sums and Series,
    Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Solution of Differential Equations, Optimal Control.

1979-1988:

  • Assistant and instructor in the Institute of Mathematics, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
    Main Courses taught:
    Calculus, Numerical Analysis, some topics in Differential Equations and in Nonlinear Programming.

 

 

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List of Publications

Peer Reviewed :

Fleischer A., Peleg, G. and Rivlin J. (Byk), (2011) - "The Impact of Changes in Household Vacation Expenditures on the Travel and Hospitality Industries . Tourism Management , 32(4) :815 - 821.

Fleischer A., Rivlin J. (Byk), (2009) - "Quality, Quantity and Duration Decisions in Household Demand for Vacations". Tourism Economics, 15(3): 513-530.

Fleischer A., Rivlin J. (Byk), (2009) - "More or Better? Quantity and Quality Issues in Tourism Consumption" . Journal of Travel Research, 47(3): 285-294.

Wallach R., Grigorin, G., Rivlin J. (Byk), (2001)- "A Comprehensive Mathematical Model for Transport of Soil-Dissolved Chemicals by Overland Flow" - Journal of Hydrology, 247:85-99.

Wallach R., Grigorin G. and Rivlin J. (Byk), (1997) - "The Errors in Surface Runnof Prediction by Neglecting the Relationship between Infiltration Rate and Overland Flow Depth" - J. of Hydrology , 200:243-259.

Rivlin J. (Byk), Wallach R., and Grigorin G. , (1997)- "An Analytical Solution for the Lateral Transport of Dissolved Chemicals in Overland Flow - Varying Soil Surface concentration" - J. of Contaminant Hydrology, 28:21-38.

Rivlin J. (Byk) and Wallach R.,(1995) - "An Analytical Solution for the Lateral Transport of Dissolved Chemicals in Overland Flow" - Water Resources Research , 31(4):1031-1040.

Rivlin J. and Kaniel S.,(1990) - "Numerical Solution of the Equations of Compressible Flow by a Transport Method", Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Vol. 6, No. 3.

 

Text Books:

Rivlin J. -Lecture Summaries for the Course "Introduction to Calculus" . (Hebrew, 2010 ).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course " Optimization Methods in Economics" . (Hebrew, 2006).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course " Dynamic Optimization " . (Hebrew, 2006 ).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course "Extended Calculus" . (Hebrew, 2003).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course "Numerical Methods" . (Hebrew, 2003).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course "Partial Differential Equations" . (Hebrew, 2002).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course "Numerical Solution of Differential Equations". (Hebrew, 2002).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries for the Course "Mathematical Programming" (Hebrew, 2000).

Rivlin J. - Lecture Summaries and Exercises for the course " Fortran 90" (Hebrew, 1999).

Rivlin J. - Lectures Summaries for the Course "Methods of Optimization" (Hebrew, 1998).

Falcovitc M. and Rivlin J. - Lecture summaries and exercises for the course "Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations". (Hebrew, 1996).

Rivlin J. and Shamash J. - Lecture summaries and exercises for the Course "Introduction to computer and Programming - Fortran language". (Hebrew, 1994).

Rivlin J. - Lecture summaries and exercises for the course "Selected Topics in Mathematics". (Hebrew, 1991).

Voet H. and Rivlin J. -Lecture summaries and exercises in data analysis. (Hebrew, 1991).

Rivlin J. - Exercises for the complementary course in Mathematics. (Hebrew, 1991).

 

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