My Favorite Theorem podcast

Episode 68 - Rekha Thomas

08/07/2021

My Favorite Theorem

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Mathematician Rekha Thomas likes things to have applications, and nothing fits that bill better than linear algebra. In this episode we learn that the singular value decomposition gives us a lot more information than you might have realized. Also, migratory birds.

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