“TIBERIU POPOVICIU ” INSTITUTE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AT ITS SEMI-CENTENNIAL

Branch, was founded under the leadership of Professor Tiberiu Popoviciu in 1951, shortly after his coming at the University of Cluj and his appointment as corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. Fundamental researches were carried out within this Department in the fields of Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, and conditions were created for developing con-nections between mathematicians and specialists from various fields of practi-cal activity. The outstanding results, both theoretical and applicative, obtained within this department by Professor Tiberiu Popoviciu and his collaborators, con-vinced the leadership of the Romanian Academy, of the necessity of a research institute dedicated exclusively to approaches in the domains of Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, with applications to various practical fields. Thus, in 1957 the Institute of Numerical Analysis was founded, under the leadership of Professor Tiberiu Popoviciu. This institute was meant to or-ganize powerful research teams, to establish scientific connections with simila