Sam Vandervelde
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| Sam Vandervelde | |
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| Residence | United States of America |
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| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Art of Problem Solving |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Mandelbrot competition |
| Influences | Richard Rusczyk |
Sam Vandervelde is a mathematician who, along with Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk, is most notable for creating the Mandelbrot Competition.[1] and is listed first under "Thanks" in the mathematical textbook The Art of Problem Solving.[2]
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[edit] Contributions to Math
He also contributes problems to the USA Math Olympiad. He was a member of the 1989 US International Mathematics Olympiad team. He was a grader at Math Olympiad Program, a seminar that prepares kids for Math Olympiad. Vandervelde founded the Stanford Math Circle.[3] He currently is a coordinator of the San Francisco Math Circle as well.[4]
[edit] Interests
His other interests include playing soccer, spending time with his two young boys, and cooking. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago in June 2004. He currently resides in Palo Alto, California. He is married to Eunice Cheung.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Think Swiss event calendar
- ^ The Art of Problem Solving, page xii
- ^ Stanford Math Circle
- ^ http://www.sfmathcircle.org/team.html
- ^ about Sam Vandervelde
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