Speakers:
Edward Burger
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Edward Burger is Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. His
research interests are in number theory, and he is the author of over 30
research articles and 12 books including "The Heart of Mathematics: An
invitation to effective thinking" (winner of a 2001 Robert W. Hamilton
Book Award). Burger was awarded the 2000 Northeastern Section of the MAA
Award for Distinguished Teaching and 2001 MAA Deborah and Franklin Tepper
Haimo National Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics. The MAA
named him the 2001-2003 Polya Lecturer. In 2002-2003 he was the Ulam
Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was
awarded the 2003 Residence Life Teaching Award. In 2004 he was awarded
Mathematical Association of America's Chauvenet Prize and in 2006 he was a
recipient of the Lester R. Ford Prize. Burger is an associate editor of
the American Mathematical Monthly and a trustee of the Educational
Advancement Foundation. In 2006, Reader's Digest listed Burger in their
annual "100 Best of American" as America's Best Math Teacher.
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Michelle Zandieh
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Eric Kostelich
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