Shahriar Shahriari Explained

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shahriar Shahriari . Pomona College . 18 January 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Shahriari, Shahriar 1956- . . 18 January 2021.
  3. Bressoud . David . Review . . 2013 . 120 . 6 . 577–580 . 10.4169/amer.math.monthly.120.06.577 . 218543048 . 0002-9890.
  4. Web site: Carl B. Allendoerfer Awards. Mathematical Association of America. 2021-01-19.