Richard Rusczyk

Richard Rusczyk

Richard Rusczyk at the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad
Residence United States of America
Citizenship United States of America
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Art of Problem Solving
Alma mater Princeton University
Known for Art of Problem Solving
Influenced Sam Vandervelde

Richard Rusczyk (/ˈrʌzɪk/ or /ˈrʌʒɪk/; Polish: [ˈrustʂɨk]; born 21 September 1971) is the founder of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Inc. and a co-author of the Art of Problem Solving textbooks. He is one of the co-creators of the Mandelbrot Competition, and the director of the USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS). He also founded the San Diego Math Circle.

Other

Rusczyk graduated from Princeton University in 1993. He served on the board for ARML and managed the Western ARML site at one point.

The Art of Problem Solving

In 1994, Rusczyk and Sandor Lehoczky wrote the Art of Problem Solving books, designed to prepare students for mathematical competitions by teaching them concepts and problem solving methods rarely taught in school. These books lent their name to the company he founded in 2003.

After a successful career as a bond trader working for D.E. Shaw & Company, Rusczyk founded AoPS Incorporated, with the purpose of educating students to excel in mathematics and problem solving. AoPS offers a many free resources for students, mathematical classes, which range from Prealgebra to Group Theory and Calculus, as well as hosting one of the largest math forums on the Internet. Most recently, Rusczyk wrote an Introductory Geometry textbook and an Introductory and Intermediate Algebra textbook. His company also publishes other books by different members of the staff, such as Introductory Number Theory by Mathew Crawford. range from Prealgebra and MathCounts Basics to Algebra 3, Group Theory, and Calculus.

Rusczyk founded and serves on the board of the nonprofit Art of Problem Solving Foundation, which he created to find ways to create opportunities for students of mathematics. The AoPS Foundation manages the United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) and finances donations for numerous local math initiatives around the United States.

In 2012, Rusczyk won the MATHCOUNTS distinguished alumnus award. In 2014, Rusczyk won the Paul Erdős Award from the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions.[1]

He is currently an active member on AoPS, and, along with the help of Art of Problem Solving's development team, helps design and improve the website.

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Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.amt.edu.au/wfnmc/awards.html

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1163 http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Videos/index.php?type=counting#chapter1