Ben Woodruff
Professor Of Mathematics
Rexburg, Idaho, United States
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Top SchoolBen Woodruff is a Professor of Mathematics with 14 years of experience teaching and researching geometric group theory and combinatorics, holding a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University. Based in Rexburg, Idaho, he blends rigorous mathematical research with practical data enthusiasm, applying computational tools to both pedagogy and scholarship. An active contributor to open-source scientific computing, he has helped improve NumPy documentation and developer workflow—work that supports one of the most widely used libraries in scientific Python. His background reflects a rare mix of deep theoretical expertise and hands-on attention to reproducible computational practice. Colleagues appreciate his clear exposition and knack for translating abstract concepts into usable tools for students and researchers.
14 years of coding experience
Brigham Young University
Github Skills (4)
documentation10
numpy10
python10
sphinx9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
numpy/numpy
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024
The fundamental package for scientific computing with Python.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:23 reviews, 13 PRs, 83 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily contributed to the documentation of the NumPy library. Their work included updating internal links, adding documentation for missing routines in the `ma` and `strings` modules, and correcting typos. Furthermore, the user updated the `randn()` function documentation to reflect the use of `rng.normal()`, and modified the spin configuration file to improve the build process and documentation workflow.
lapackpythonmpindarrayconvolution
jasongrout/multivariable-calculus-IBL
May 2012 - Apr 2013
Contributions:18 commits in 11 months
licensedpythonbencalculusapproach
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