Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is an American
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'' and ''Science News for Kids'',
and has been columnist for the children's magazine ''
Muse
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''. 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 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
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. 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.
Bibliography
* ''Mathematical Treks: From Surreal Numbers to Magic Circles'' (2002)
Mathematical Association of America
* ''Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art'' (2000)
John Wiley & Sons
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* ''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
* ''Islands of Truth: Mathematical Mystery Cruise'' (1990) W.H.Freeman
* ''The Mathematical Tourist: Snapshots of Modern Mathematics'' (1988) W.H.Freeman
References
External links
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* Ivars Peterso
homepage-
googlepages
* Ivars Peterso
The Mathematical Tourist-
blogspot
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* Ivars Peterso
The Mathematical Tourist-
Mathematical Association of America via:
archive.org
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* Ivars Peterso
MathTrek archives Mathematical Association of America
JPBM Communications Award
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Living people
University of Toronto alumni
University of Missouri alumni
Canadian science writers
Mathematics writers
Mathematics popularizers
East Tennessee State University faculty
1948 births
Canadian mathematicians