Norman J. Wildberger
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 Obtained from Wildberger's webpage, November 2006 |
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| Born | Canada |
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| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Canadian & Australian |
| Field | Mathematics |
| Institution | University of New South Wales |
| Alma Mater | University of Toronto; Yale University |
| Known for | Rational Trigonometry |
Norman J. Wildberger is currently an associate professor at the University of New South Wales in mathematics and is an outspoken critic of the various fundamental structures of mathematics, such as traditional trigonometry and set theory as well as real numbers (see Views). His beliefs that the methods of classical trigonometry are flawed, have led him to develop his modified rational trigonometry, which uses as its fundamental units quadrance (square of distance) and spread (square of sine of angle) instead of distance and angle.
Born and raised in Canada, Wildberger moved to Australia in 1990 in order to teach at the University of New South Wales. He was educated at Adam Scott High School in Peterboro Ontario, Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill, Ontario, University of Toronto (BSc 1979) and Yale University (PhD 1984). He has previously taught at Stanford University (1984-1986) and the University of Toronto (1986-1989). He is married to Kim Wildberger and they have a daughter Alexandra.
Norman Wildberger's research interests lie in the fields of Lie groups, representation theory, hypergroups, geometry, rational trigonometry, foundations of mathematics and mathematical physics.
[edit] External links
- Norman Wildberger's UNSW Math page
- Norman Wildberger's personal web page
- Selected research papers by Wildberger
- Article on Rational Trigonometry by Physorg.com
- Article on Rational Trigonometry by Anna Salleh, ABC Science Online
- Wildberger proposes a discussion on his discovery of the flaws of real numbers and set theory
- Positive review of Wildberger's work by his UNSW colleague James Franklin.
