Arthur Paul Mattuck (June 11, 1930 – October 8, 2021) was an emeritus professor of mathematics at the

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. He may be best known for his 1998 book, ''Introduction to Analysis'' () and his differential equations video lectures featured on MIT's OpenCourseWare. Mattuck was a student of

Emil Artin Emil Artin (; March 3, 1898 – December 20, 1962) was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent. Artin was one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is best known for his work on algebraic number theory, contributing lar ...

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, where he completed his PhD in 1954.

Recognition

In 2012 he became a fellow of the

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Personal life

From 1959 to 1977 Mattuck was married to chemist Joan Berkowitz. Mattuck is quoted extensively in Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, '' A Beautiful Mind''. He was the brother of the physicist Richard Mattuck. He died on October 8, 2021, at age of 91. He was survived by his daughter Rosemary and her partner Jeffrey Broadman, and three nephews (Allan, Robin, and Martin).

References

External links

Differential Equations video lectures by Prof. Arthur MattuckProf. Arthur Mattuck Home Page
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