Richard Alfred Tapia

Biography MathSciNet

Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 1967 UnitedStates
Dissertation: A Generalization of Newton's Method with an Application to the Euler-Lagrange Equation
Mathematics Subject Classification: 49—Calculus of variations and optimal control

Advisor 1: Magnus Rudolph Hestenes
Advisor 2: Charles Brown Tompkins

Students:
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NameSchoolYearDescendants
de Montricher, GilbertRice University1973
McCarthy, MaryRice University1973
Guerra, VictorRice University1974
Byrd, RichardRice University19765
Scott, DavidRice University197634
Anderson, GeorgeRice University1978
Hiebert, KathieRice University1978
Nocedal, JorgeRice University197817
Garg, NareshRice University1979
Fontecilla, RodrigoRice University1983
Celis Avalos, MariaRice University1985
Dean, EdwardRice University1985
Parks, TheresaRice University1985
Carter, RichardRice University1986
El Hallabi, MohammediRice University1987
El-Alem, MahmoudRice University19881
Martinez, HectorRice University1988
Chiang, JershanRice University1989
El-Bakry, AmrRice University1991
Li, Shou BaiRice University1991
Raydan, MarcosRice University199113
Samuelsen, CatherineRice University1992
Cores-Carrera, DeboraRice University19941
Gockenbach, MarkRice University19947
Gonzalez-Lima, MariaRice University1995
Kearsley, AnthonyRice University1996
Argaez, MiguelRice University19973
Parada Garcia, ZeferinoRice University1997
Martinez, MonicaRice University1998
Williams, PamelaRice University1998
Velazquez Martinez, LeticiaRice University2000
Villalobos, MariaRice University2000
Jamrog, DianeRice University2002
Redl, TimothyRice University2004
Papakonstantinou, JoannaRice University2009

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