September 8, 2004
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Math Journal Committee
To Whom It May Concern:
I would like to request the consideration of my paper, “Developing and Comparing Methods
for Computing the Inverse Fourier Transform”, for publication in your journal, if possible
for your fall 2004 publication.
The research on which this paper is based was done during my senior year (2003-2004) of
undergraduate mathematics studies at Seattle University. This work was done under the
supervision of Dr. Donna Sylvester from the Mathematics department.
As a double major in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, I found myself particularly
interested in mathematics with applications in the sciences and engineering. One such
example is the Fourier transform which has many applications not only in engineering but
also in disciplines such as economics and geophysics. My research on Inverse Fourier
Transform methods was my Senior Research at Seattle University and I found much
motivation for this project. Because of my research experiences, including two summer
REU’s in addition to this project, I have decided to pursue a Ph.D. degree in mathematics at
U.C. Berkeley to gain more knowledge about the applied mathematics that I enjoy so much.
Thanks for your time and consideration for your prestigious publication.
Sincerely,
Edgar J. Lobaton
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