Murray S. Klamkin

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Murray Seymour Klamkin was an American mathematician. He was born on March 5, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York. He received a bachelor's degree from the Cooper Union in 1942 and a master's from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1947, where he taught from 1948 until 1957. After this Klamkin worked at AVCO, taught at SUNY Buffalo (1962–1964), and worked on the Ford research staff (1965–1976). During this period, he was also a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota. After leaving Ford, he became a professor at the University of Waterloo.^[1][2] From 1976 to 1981 Klamkin was the chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Alberta.^[3] After 1981 he became an emeritus professor at Alberta. Klamkin died August 6, 2004.^[4]

Klamkin was known as a proposer and editor of mathematical problems. He served as problem editor for SIAM Review, the American Mathematical Monthly, and many other journals. He was also known for his work in mathematics competitions, such as the USAMO, the International Mathematical Olympiad, and the Putnam Competition. In 1992, the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions awarded Klamkin the David Hilbert Award for his contributions to mathematics competitions.^[5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Award for Distinguished Service to Prof. Murray Klamkin, Gerald L. Alexanderson, American Mathematical Monthly 95 (#1), January 1988, pp. 1–4.
2. ^ Memorial Celebration of the Life of Murray Seymour Klamkin, web page at the MAA, accessed 11-I-2007.
3. ^ University of Alberta Archives: Faculty of Science, web page at the University of Alberta, accessed 11-I-2007.
4. ^ Murray Klamkin, 1921-2004, web page at the MAA, accessed 11-I-2007.
5. ^ David Hilbert and Paul Erdös Awards, web page at the WFNMC, accessed 11-I-2007.

[edit] Selected bibliography

• "The asymmetric propeller", Leon Bankoff, Paul Erdös, and Murray S. Klamkin, Mathematics Magazine 46, #5 (November 1973), pp. 270–272.
• International Mathematical Olympiads, 1978–1985 and Forty Supplementary Problems, ed. Murray S. Klamkin, pub. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1986. ISBN 088386631X.
• Mathematical Modelling: Classroom Notes in Applied Mathematics, ed. Murray S. Klamkin, pub. Philadelphia, PA: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1987. ISBN 0898712041.
• U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiads, 1972–1986, ed. Murray S. Klamkin, pub. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1988. ISBN 0883856344.
• Problems in Applied Mathematics: Selections from SIAM Review, ed. Murray S. Klamkin, pub. Philadelphia, PA: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1990. ISBN 0898712599.
• Five Hundred Mathematical Challenges, Edward J. Barbeau, Murray S. Klamkin, and William O. J. Moser, pub. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1995. ISBN 0883855194.