Dr. Judith Rivlin
Numerical Analysis, Numerical Solution of Flow Equations, Mathematical Models in Consumer Economics.
Education
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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.
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:
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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:
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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.