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George W. Bluman   

George W. BLUMAN

Ph.D., Professor

Born: 3 June 1943

Education and Degree:

Current Professional Status:

  • Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Membership:

Honours, Awards and Prizes:

  • Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) Education Prize (2000);
  • Canadian Mathematical Society Adrian Pouliot Prize (2001)

Areas of Expertise:

  • Differential equations: symmetries (local and nonlocal), conservation laws, mappings to linear equations, potential systems, nonclassical method

Author:

  • five books,
  • more than 45 research papers

Selected Scientific Publications (Books):

  1. G. W. Bluman, J. D. Cole, Similarity methods for differential equations, Appl. Math. Sci. Vol. 13, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1974.
  2. G. W. Bluman, Problem book for first year calculus, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1984.
  3. G. W. Bluman, S. Kumei, Symmetries and differential equations, Appl. Math. Sci. Vol. 81, Springer, New York, 1989; reprinted with corrections, 1997.
  4. G. W. Bluman, S. C. Anco, Symmetry and integration methods for differential equations, Appl. Math. Sci. Vol. 154, Springer, New York, 2002.
Mailing Address:
Department of Mathematics
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6T 1Z2


E-mail: bluman@math.ubc.ca
Home page: http://www.math.ubc.ca/~bluman/

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Symmetry and integration methods for differential equations

Symmetries and differential equations

Problem book for first year calculus