mathematics

Volodymyr Korolyuk

Volodymyr Korolyuk 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 Volodymyr Korolyuk rather than just read about it. In short: Volodymyr Semenovych Korolyuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Семенович Королюк, 19 August 1925 – 4 April 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician who made significant contributions to probability theory and its applications, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1976). Korolyuk was born in Kyiv in August 1925.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Volodymyr Semenovych Korolyuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Семенович Королюк, 19 August 1925 – 4 April 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician who made significant contributions to probability theory and its applications, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1976). Korolyuk was born in Kyiv in August 1925. Between 1949 and 2005 Volodymyr Korolyuk published over 300 papers and 22 monographs. He died in Kyiv in April 2020 at the age of 94.

Awards and honors Volodymyr Korolyuk has been awarded a number of scientific prizes.

Krylov Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1976 State Prize of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1978 Glushkov Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1988 Bogolyubov Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1995 Ostrogradsky Medal, 2002 State Prize of Ukraine, 2003

References

External links Koroliuk Volodymyr Semenovych / D. V. Husak // Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine [Online] / Eds. : I. М. Dziuba, A. I. Zhukovsky, M. H. Zhelezniak [et al.] ; National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchenko Scientific Society. – Kyiv : The NASU institute of Encyclopedic Research, 2014, upd. 2020 Biography Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Kyiv Mathematical Society (in Ukrainian) Yu. A. Mitropolskiy, A. V. Skorokhod, D. V. Gusak, Vladimir Semenovich Korolyuk (in honor of 60th anniversary), Ukrainian Math. Journal, 37, No 4, 1985, pp 488–489 (in Russian)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Volodymyr Korolyuk

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Volodymyr Korolyuk 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

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Volodymyr Korolyuk before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Volodymyr Korolyuk 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 Volodymyr Korolyuk

In research: Volodymyr Korolyuk 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 Volodymyr Korolyuk 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: Volodymyr Korolyuk is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1925 births, 2020 deaths, 20th-century Ukrainian mathematicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Volodymyr Korolyuk 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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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Volodymyr Korolyuk matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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