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Cherif, Chokri; Goldstein, Avraham; Prado, Lucio M. G. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
This article could be of interest to teachers of applied mathematics as well as to people who are interested in applications of linear algebra. We give a comprehensive study of linear systems from an application point of view. Specifically, we give an overview of linear systems and problems that can occur with the computed solution when the…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Matrices, Mathematics Instruction, Equations (Mathematics)
Nagasinghe, Iranga – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This thesis investigates and develops a few acceleration techniques for the search engine algorithms used in PageRank and HITS computations. PageRank and HITS methods are two highly successful applications of modern Linear Algebra in computer science and engineering. They constitute the essential technologies accounted for the immense growth and…
Descriptors: Graphs, Search Engines, Engineering, Computer Science
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Laumakis, Paul J. – PRIMUS, 2008
This article details the application of an economic theory to the fiscal operation of a small engineering consulting firm. Nobel Prize-winning economist Wassily Leontief developed his general input-output economic theory in the mid-twentieth century to describe the flow of goods and services in the U.S. economy. We use one mathematical model that…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Algebra, Engineering, Economic Factors