Lisa Lorentzen facts for kids
Lisa Lorentzen (born in 1943) is a brilliant mathematician from Norway. She is known for her important work on something called continued fractions. Think of continued fractions as a special way to write numbers using a long chain of fractions. It's like a puzzle where you keep adding fractions inside other fractions!
Lisa Lorentzen used to be a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Even though she is now a professor emerita (which means she has retired but still has her special title), her work continues to be very important in mathematics.
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Books by Lisa Lorentzen
Lisa Lorentzen has written several books about mathematics.
Continued Fractions with Applications
One of her main books is called Continued Fractions with Applications. She wrote this book with another mathematician named Haakon Waadeland. The first version came out in 1992, and a newer, updated version was published in 2008. This book helps people learn all about continued fractions and how they can be used in different ways.
Other Math Books
Lisa Lorentzen also wrote two textbooks in Norwegian. One is called Kalkulus for ingeniører, which means "Calculus for Engineers." Calculus is a type of math used to study how things change. The other book is titled Hva er matematikk?, which means "What is Mathematics?". This book helps explain what mathematics is all about.
She also helped write another book called Kalkulus med én og flere variable ("Calculus with Single and Multiple Variables") with Arne Hole and Tom Louis Lindstrøm.
Awards and Recognition
Lisa Lorentzen has received special honors for her work.
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
She is a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. This is a very old and respected group in Norway that celebrates science and learning. Being a member means she is recognized as a top expert in her field.
Academic Prize Winner
In 1986, Lisa Lorentzen won an important academic prize from the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. This award showed how much her hard work and discoveries in mathematics were valued.
