Heikki Apiola

Docent of Mathematics, Lecturer emeritus Aalto University (Former: Helsinki University of Technology) School of Science Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis Email: heikki.apiola'at'aalto.fi Tel: +358-50-5885802 Blogs I had a start long ago, let me get a new start in 2022 My "math"-blog, latest 15.5.2017 ( First 3 articles in Finnish ) My blog on math software, Matlab, Maple (Mainly English) Most recent courses : Matlab "basics" [Oct 22 - Oct 31, 2018] Matlab "advanced" | Aalto Science-it [Feb. 2018] Matlab basics (in English), Aalto Scientific it [Oct-Nov 2016] Matlab for more advanced users, Parallel computing with Matlab ("Triton" cluster in use) [Nov 2016] Course material for 2012-2016-courses on Matlab and Maple Organized material on Math software: Mattie - Mathematics on the computer

Interests, activities

• Mathematics, Functional Analysis, pure and applied
• Computers in mathematics education and research
• Mathematical software and numerical methods
  • Maple, Matlab
• Music, singing in a choir
• Tennis, skiing, canoeing, walking in the mountains, bicycling
• Grandchildren (ages [8,6,4,3,1,1,1,0 -3 -5]+8 (vector addition)) [Nov 2019] (length of vector = 10)

Some of the important time intervals of my professional career are included here.

Recent articles and presentations

Maple-presentation (in Finnish) in software session
in Workshop for New Perspectives in Mathematics Education, Aalto University 24.10.2011

   I contribute regularly to these mathematical net-forums:

• Solmu, a mathematical journal for high-school students (Member of the editorial board)

• Solmu 2/2021 Yhtälöiden ratkaisemista Lambertin funktion avulla
• Solmu 1/2021 Differentiaaliyhtälöitä, ohjelmointia ja delfiinimallinnusta
• Solmu 2/2019: Interpolaatio, käyrän sovitus ja lukujonot
• Solmu 1/2011: Riittääkö lämmitysöljy Calculations for an "oilstick" for a cylinder-formed container whose length and radius are unknown. Maple is made use of.
• April 2009: Mathematics and music (in Finnish: "Matematiikkaa ja musiikkia")
• Solmu 1/2008: Lukuteoriaa ja salakirjoitusta, osa 2
• Solmu 3/2007: Lukuteoriaa ja salakirjoitusta, osa 1
• Solmu 1/2007: Vektorit, matriisit, Händel ja vaalit
• Solmu 3/2004: Polynomials, interpolation and approximation (In Finnish)
• Solmu 5/1999: Matemaattista symbolien käsittelyä

Scientific papers, conference talks, general articles

• Scientific papers and conferences
• Articles for general audience (in Finnish)

Books and web material on Mathematical software

• Mattie - Matematiikkaa tietokoneella "Mathematics on the computer - A project collecting math software tools [mainly in : Maple, Mathematica,Matlab], problems, hints, solutions, study guides, lecture material, experiences. (2016)
• Symbolic and Numeric Mathematics using Maple
  This web page is a supplement to the book (in Finnish), published by Otapaino in 1998
• Matlab course material for short courses from Aug 2010 on.
• Lyhyt Matlab-opas (in Finnish, A short guide to Matlab, to be completed)
• Laajempi, mutta keskeneräisempi Matlab-opas (in Finnish, A more extensive (and more unfinished) guide to Matlab)

Recent courses and selected older course pages (mainly in Finnish)

• Matemaattiset ohjelmistot (Math. software) Mat-1.C, 1 op. (11-25.3.2013)
• Matemaattiset ohjelmistot Mat-1.C, 1 op. (12-28.3.2012) (Mathematical software, Matlab,Maple)
• Matlab courses (First course May 2010, second Aug 2010)
• KP3-ii, 2008
• KP3-ii, 2006
• Numeric and symbolic computing 2005
• Numeric and symbolic computing 2004