An Introduction to the Numerical Analysis of Spectral Methods

Bertrand Mercier is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (class of '68) and holds a doctorate in science. A researcher in applied mathematics at INRIA (Institut National de Recherches en Informatique et Automatique) and Ecole Polytechnique, he has published around 40 papers in scientific journals. He taught 12 years as a lecturer in Ecole Polytechnique. In 1979, he joined CEA/DAM's Centre d'Etudes de Limeil to become head of the Mathematics and Numerical Codes Department. In 1987, he joined EADS as head of the Scientific Software Plan. In 1999, he returned to the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (Atomic Energy Commission) as Head of the Mechanical and Thermal Studies Department, then of the Mechanics and Technology Department. He was then appointed Deputy Director of the Saclay Center, Director of Nuclear Protection and Safety at the CEA, and finally Director of Nuclear Activities at Saclay.