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Shahriar Shahriari

Shahriar Shahriari

American mathematician

Shahriar Shahriari (born May 30, 1956) is an American mathematician. He is the William Polk Russell Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College.[1]

Early life and education

Shahriari was born on May 30, 1956, in Tehran, Iran, to Parviz and Zomorod Shahriari.[2] He attended Oberlin College, graduating in 1977, and subsequently received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1986.[1]

Career

Shahriari began teaching at Pomona College in 1989.[1] In 2006, he published a calculus textbook titled Approximately Calculus.[3]

Recognition

In 1998, Shahriari shared the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award with Dan Kalman and Robert Mena for their paper "Variations on an irrational theme—Geometry, dynamics, algebra".[4] In 2015, he received the Mathematical Association of America's Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching in Mathematics.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Shahriar Shahriari". Pomona College. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Shahriari, Shahriar 1956-". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Bressoud, David (2013). "Review". The American Mathematical Monthly. 120 (6): 577–580. doi:10.4169/amer.math.monthly.120.06.577. ISSN 0002-9890. S2CID 218543048.
  4. [4]
    "Carl B. Allendoerfer Awards". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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