Michela Redivo-Zaglia facts for kids
Michela Redivo-Zaglia is an Italian mathematician who helps solve tricky math problems using computers. She is known for her work in an area called numerical linear algebra, which is about solving equations with numbers. She also helps make computer calculations faster using a method called extrapolation. She teaches math as a professor at the University of Padua in Italy.
Her Journey in Math
Michela Redivo-Zaglia loved math from a young age. She earned her first university degree in mathematics from the University of Padua in 1975. Later, in 1992, she completed her Ph.D. (a very advanced degree) at the University of Lille in France. For her Ph.D., she wrote a big research paper about making math calculations faster.
She started working at the University of Padua in 1984, helping with computer science and electronics. In 1998, she became a professor at the University of Calabria. After some time, she returned to the University of Padua, where she continues to teach and research today.
Books She Wrote
Michela Redivo-Zaglia has written several important books about math, often with her colleague Claude Brezinski. These books help students and other mathematicians learn about her methods for solving problems with numbers and computers.
Some of her books include:
- Extrapolation Methods: Theory and Practice (1991) – This book teaches how to make calculations faster by guessing future values based on what you already know.
- Méthodes Numériques Directes de l’Algèbre Matricielle (2004) – This book is about solving math problems that involve grids of numbers, called matrices.
- Méthodes Numériques Itératives: Algèbre Linéaire et Non Linéaire (2006) – This book explains how to solve math problems step-by-step, using methods that repeat until they find the answer.
- Extrapolation and Rational Approximation: The Works of the Main Contributors (2020) – This book looks at how different mathematicians have contributed to making calculations faster and using special math tricks.
She has also written four textbooks in Italian about computer science and numerical analysis, which is the study of how to use numbers to solve problems.
Honors and Awards
In 2019, a special event was held at the University of Porto in Portugal. It was a workshop (like a big meeting for experts) about numerical analysis. This workshop was dedicated to Michela Redivo-Zaglia and her former teacher, Claude Brezinski. This honor was given to them because of their important contributions to the field of math and computer science.
