Tom M. Apostol
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Tom Mike Apostol (/əˈpɑːsəl/ ə-POSS-əl;[1] August 20, 1923 – May 8, 2016)[2] was an American analytic number theorist and professor at the California Institute of Technology, best known as the author of widely used mathematical textbooks.
Life and career
Apostol was born in
Americanized surname.[3]
Apostol received his
Caltech
. He was the author of several influential graduate and undergraduate level textbooks.
Apostol was the creator and project director for
American Mathematical Monthly. Apostol also provided academic content for an acclaimed video lecture series on introductory physics, The Mechanical Universe
.
In 2001, Apostol was elected in the
Lester R. Ford Award in 2005,[7][8][9] in 2008,[10] and in 2010.[11] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[12]
Bibliography
- Mathematical Analysis: A Modern Approach to Advanced Calculus, (1957) Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-00288-4
- Introduction to Analytic Number Theory, (1976) Springer-Verlag, New York. ISBN 0-387-90163-9
- Modular Functions and Dirichlet Series in Number Theory, (1990) Springer-Verlag, New York. ISBN 0-387-90185-X
- Calculus, Volume 1, One-variable calculus, with an introduction to linear algebra, (1967) Wiley, ISBN 978-0-471-00005-1
- Calculus, Volume 2, Multi-variable calculus and linear algebra with applications to differential equations and probability, (1969) Wiley, ISBN 0-471-00008-6
- The Mechanical Universe: Mechanics and Heat, Advanced Edition ISBN 0-521-30432-6(with Steven C. Frautschi, Richard P. Olenick, and David L. Goodstein)
- New Horizons in Geometry ISBN 088385354X(with Mamikon Mnatsakanian)
Notes
- ^ Ramakrishnan, Dinakar (November 5, 2013). "Dinakar Ramakrishnan introduces Tom Apostol at the 23rd Annual Charles R. DePrima Memorial Undergraduate Mathematics Lecture" (video). youtube.com. California Institute of Technology.
- ^ "Tom M. Apostol, 1923–2016". Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ JSTOR 2687147.
- ^ Tom M. Apostol at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ «Professor Elected to Greek Academy», Caltech Media Relations.
- ^ "Members of the First Section". Academy of Athens. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- JSTOR 4145213.
- JSTOR 4145068.
- JSTOR 4145094.
- S2CID 5953158.
- .
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-11-03.
External links
- Tom M. Apostol, Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, Caltech
- A VISUAL Approach to CALCULUS problems
- Tom M. Apostol at IMDb
- Project MATHEMATICS!
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