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Stevan Pilipović

Stevan Pilipović is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stevan Pilipović rather than just read about it. In short: Stevan Pilipović (born 1950, in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia) is a Professor of Mathematics. He has taught at the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of Novi Sad University since 1987.

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Reference excerpt

Stevan Pilipović (born 1950, in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia) is a Professor of Mathematics. He has taught at the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of Novi Sad University since 1987.

Biography He received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Novi Sad in 1973 and a MSc from the University of Belgrade in 1977. He received his PhD in 1979. Since 2009, he is an academician of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. His research interests include functional analysis, generalized functions and hyperfunctions, pseudo-differential operators, time–frequency analysis, linear and nonlinear equations with singularities. Moreover, he is also interested in applications of mathematics in mechanics with applications in medicine. Currently he is a president of the Novi Sad Branch of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the leader of the Center of excellence Center for Mathematical Research in Nonlinear Phenomena at the Faculty of Science of Novi Sad University. He is Editor in chief of Publ. Inst. Math. (Beograd).

Criticism The work of the academician Stevan Pilipović was at large publicly criticized by the Serbian academic whistleblower Dr. Filip Rake Vukajlović. After open criticism, Dr. Pilipović sued Dr. Vukajlović in a civil claim for emotional distress. This is one of four lawsuits against Dr. Vukajlović , that may be part of the Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) practice for punishing whistleblower. Among other things, Dr. Vukajlović pointed out to a potential conflict of interest in the Dr. Pilipović's work. While Dr. Pilipović was chair of the Scientific Council of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, his two daughters applied to lead projects involving substantial financial resources, and, according to the available allegations, he did not disclose this family interest .

Bibliography Pilipović, S., Stanković, B., Takači, A., Asymptotic of Generalized Functions and the Stieltjes Transformation of Distributions, Teubner Texte zur Mathematik, Band 116, 1990. Nedeljkov, M., Pilipović, S., Scarpalezos, D., Linear Theory of Colombeau's Generalized Functions, Addison Wesley, Longman, 1998. Carmichael, R., Kaminski, A., Pilipović, S., Boundary Values and Convolution in Ultradistribution Spaces, ISAAC Series on Analysis Applications and Computations, Vol. 1, World Scientific, 2007. Pilipović, S., Stanković, B., Vindas, J., Asymptotic behavior of generalized functions. Series on Analysis, Applications and Computation, 5. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Hackensack, NJ, 2012. Atanacković, T. M., Pilipović, S., Stanković, B., Zorica, D., Fractional Calculus with Applica-tions in Mechanics: Vibrations and Diffusion Processes, ISTE – Wiley, 2014, London. Atanacković, T. M., Pilipović, S., Stanković, B., Zorica, Fractional Calculus with Applications in Mechanics: Wave Propagation, Impact and Variational Principles, ISTE – Wiley, 2014, London.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Stevan Pilipović

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stevan Pilipović claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stevan Pilipović ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stevan Pilipović

In research: Stevan Pilipović appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stevan Pilipović in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stevan Pilipović is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, Living people, Members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stevan Pilipović outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Stevan Pilipović (born 1950, in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia) is a Professor of Mathematics. He has taught at the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of Novi Sad University since 1987.

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