Stein, Sherman K.
STEIN, Sherman K.
STEIN, Sherman K. American, b. 1926. Genres: Mathematics/Statistics. Career: University of California, Davis, professor of mathematics, 1953-93. Publications: Mathematics: The Man-made Universe, 1963, 4th ed., 1999; (with A. Barcellos) Calculus and Analytic Geometry, 1968, 5th ed., 1992; (with C. Carbill and G.D. Chakerian) Guided Inquiry Series (high school textbook), 3 vols, 1974; (with S. Szabo) Algebra and Tiling, 1994; Strength in Numbers, 1996; Archimedes: What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka?, 1999; How the Other Half Thinks, 2001. Address: Department of Mathematics, University of California, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616-8633, U.S.A. Online address: stein@math.ucdavis.edu
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