Ming-Jun Lai
Encyclopedia
Ming-Jun Lai is an American
mathematician
, currently a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Georgia
. He is notable for his expertise in splines and wavelet
numerical analysis. He has published a text on splines called Splines Functions on Triangulations. He was born in Hangzhou
, China
.
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, currently a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. He is notable for his expertise in splines and wavelet
Wavelet
A wavelet is a wave-like oscillation with an amplitude that starts out at zero, increases, and then decreases back to zero. It can typically be visualized as a "brief oscillation" like one might see recorded by a seismograph or heart monitor. Generally, wavelets are purposefully crafted to have...
numerical analysis. He has published a text on splines called Splines Functions on Triangulations. He was born in Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, China
China
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.