Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is an American

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

writer.

Early life

Peterson received a B.Sc. in Physics and Chemistry and a B.Ed. in Education from the University of Toronto. Peterson received an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Career

Peterson worked as a high school science and mathematics teacher. Peterson has been a columnist and online editor at ''

Science News ''Science News (SN)'' is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. History ''Science News'' has been published since 1 ...

'' and ''Science News for Kids'', and has been columnist for the children's magazine ''

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

''. He wrote the weekly online column ''Ivars Peterson’s MathTrek''. Peterson is the author of a number of popular mathematics and related books. Peterson has been a weekly mathematics columnist for MAA Online. Peterson received the

Joint Policy Board for Mathematics The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) consists of the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The Board has near ...

Communications Award in 1991 for "exceptional skill in communicating mathematics to the general public over the last decade". For the spring 2008 semester, he accepted the Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of the Arts, Rhetoric and Science at

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. Although it is part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, the university is governed by an institutional Board of Tr ...

. He gave a four lectures on how math is integral in our society and our universe. He also taught a course entitled "Communicating Mathematics". In 2007, Peterson was named Director of Publications for Journals and Communications at the

Mathematical Association of America The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure a ...

Bibliography

* ''Mathematical Treks: From Surreal Numbers to Magic Circles'' (2002)

* ''Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art'' (2000)

John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American multinational publishing company founded in 1807 that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, in p ...

* ''The Jungles of Randomness: A Mathematical Safari'' (1997) John Wiley & Sons * ''Fatal Defect: Chasing Killer Computer Bugs'' (1995) Times Books *''Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar System'' (1993)

W.H. Freeman W. H. Freeman and Company is an imprint of Macmillan Higher Education, a division of Macmillan Publishers. Macmillan publishes monographs and textbooks for the sciences under the imprint. History The company was founded in 1946 by William H. ...

* ''Islands of Truth: Mathematical Mystery Cruise'' (1990) W.H.Freeman * ''The Mathematical Tourist: Snapshots of Modern Mathematics'' (1988) W.H.Freeman

References

External links

* * Ivars Peterso
homepage
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* Ivars Peterso
The Mathematical Tourist
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* Ivars Peterso
The Mathematical Tourist
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via:

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* Ivars Peterso
MathTrek archives

JPBM Communications Award
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