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American mathematician (1925–2019)
George Finlay Simmons (March 3, 1925
[1] – August 6, 2019)
[2]
[3] was an American
mathematician who worked in
topology and
classical analysis . He is known as the author of widely used textbooks on university mathematics.
Life
He was born on 3 March 1925 in Austin, Texas.
He received his BS degree from
California Institute of Technology in 1946. He received his MS degree from
University of Chicago in 1948. After finishing his PhD from
Yale University in 1957, he joined
Colorado College as a lecturer.
[4]
From 1957 to his death in 2019, he taught at a number of universities, which include
Williams College , the
University of Rhode Island , Yale University, the
University of Maine , and the University of Chicago.
[5]
Quotes
In the
algebra preface of his book Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell , Professor George F. Simmons wrote that the
New Math produced students who had "heard of the
commutative law , but did not know the
multiplication table ."
[6]
Selected publications
Some of his books are:
Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis (1963)
[7]
Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes (1972, 1991, 2016)
[8]
Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell (1981)
[9]
Calculus with Analytic Geometry (1985, 1996)
[10]
Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics (1992)
[11]
References
^ WWII Draft Registration Card
^
"Simmons, George F. 1925- (George Finlay) [WorldCat Identities]" . Worldcat .
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"Professor Emeritus of Mathematics George Simmons Passes Away - Colorado College" . 7 August 2019.
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"Mathematician:George Finlay Simmons – ProofWiki" . proofwiki.org .
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"Professor George Simmons • Mathematics & Computer Science Colorado College" . coloradocollege.edu . Archived from
the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2017-02-05 .
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Simmons, George F. (2003).
"Algebra – Introduction" . Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry .
Wipf and Stock Publishers . p. 33.
ISBN
9781592441303 .
^ Reviews of Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis :
^ Reviews of Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes :
Angela Slavova,
Zbl
1366.34001
S. H. Cox Jr., The American Mathematical Monthly ,
doi :
10.2307/2319827 ,
JSTOR
2319827
Norman Schaumberger, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27958990
R. M. Redheffer, The American Mathematical Monthly ,
doi :
10.2307/2318518 ,
JSTOR
2318518
Fernando Q. Gouvêa,
MAA Reviews
^ Review of Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell : T. Bunting, The Mathematical Gazette ,
doi :
10.2307/3616866 ,
JSTOR
3616866
^ Review of Calculus with Analytic Geometry :
Underwood Dudley,
The American Mathematical Monthly
^ Reviews of Calculus Gems :
International National Academics Other