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Diophantine Olympics and World Champions: Polynomials and Primes Down Under

by Edward B. Burger

Year of Award: 2004

Award: Chauvenet Prize

Publication Information: The American Mathematical Monthly November, 2000, no. 9, pp. 822-829.

Summary: An explanation of number theory using an analogy of champion athletes.

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About the Author: (from The American Mathematical Monthly November, 2000) Edward B. Burger, while usually seen around Williams College, has been recently spotted as an Ulam Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado and a Visiting Fellow at Macquarie University. He is the author of several books including Exploring the Number Jungle: An Interactive Journey into Diophantine Analysis, Think Calculus-a virtual video textbook, and coauthor of The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking. Some of his other works have been featured on National Public Radio. He has received the 2000 Northeastern MAA Award for Distinguished Teaching (Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics).  

Subject classification(s): Algebra and Number Theory | Number Theory | Index
Publication Date: 
Friday, October 10, 0008