Sam Vandervelde

Sam Vandervelde
Born (1971-02-12) February 12, 1971
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forMandelbrot Competition, Proof School
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsArt of Problem Solving, Proof School

Samuel Kendrick Vandervelde (born 12 February 1971) is a mathematician who, along with Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk, created the Mandelbrot Competition,[1] and is listed first under "Thanks" in the mathematical textbook The Art of Problem Solving.[2]

Contributions to mathematics

Vandervelde contributes problems to the USA Math Olympiad. He was a member of the 1989 United States International Mathematical Olympiad team. He was a grader at the Mathematical Olympiad Program, an intensive summer camp that prepares top high school students for the International Math Olympiad. Vandervelde founded the Stanford Math Circle.[3] He was on the math faculty at St. Lawrence University from 2007 to 2015, and is currently the Head of School and math teacher at Proof School, a private day school in San Francisco for kids who love math.[4] He is also a regular instructor at and board member of MathPath,[5] and has published two books, Bridge to Higher Mathematics[6] and Circle in a Box.[3] His educational work has been recognized by the Mathematical Association of America's Edyth May Sliffe Award for high school teaching (2000)[7] and the Henry L. Alder Award for collegiate teaching (2011).[8]

Interests

His other interests include playing soccer, spending time with his two sons, and cooking. He attended Amherst County High School.[9][10] He received his undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College and doctoral degree from the University of Chicago in June 2004. He currently resides in California. He is married to Eunice Cheung.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Making of Mandelbrot". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ Lehoczky, Sandor; Rusczyk, Richard (2006). The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 1: The Basics (7th ed.).
  3. ^ a b (2009). Circle in a Box.
  4. ^ Richard Rusczyk (13 March 2019). "Running a Math Lover's Dream School, with Sam Vandervelde". Art of Problem Solving AfterMath (Podcast). Art of Problem Solving. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Governance and Administration of the Mathpath summer program and learning resource". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ (2010). Bridge to Higher Mathematics.
  7. ^ "Edyth May Sliffe Award Recipients". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Henry L. Alder Award". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b "about Sam Vandervelde". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. ^ "YEAR 1988" (PDF). USAMO Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2023.


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