The Beckenbach Book Prize, formerly known as the Mathematical Association of America Book Prize, is awarded to authors of distinguished, innovative books that have been published by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).[1] The prize, named in honor of Edwin F. Beckenbach, was established in 1983 and first awarded in 1985. The award is $2500 for the honored author and is awarded on an irregular basis. In January 1985 Charles Robert Hadlock was awarded the MAA Book Prize,[2] which later in 1985 became the Beckenbach Book Prize.
Recipients edit
The recipients of the Beckenbach Book Prize and their books are:[1][3]
- 1985: Charles Robert Hadlock, Field Theory and Its Classical Problems
- 1986: Edward W. Packel, The Mathematics of Games and Gambling
- 1989: Thomas M. Thompson, From Error-Correcting Codes through Sphere Packings to Simple Groups
- 1994: Steven G. Krantz, Complex Analysis: The Geometric Viewpoint
- 1996: Constance Reid, The Search for E.T. Bell, Also Known as John Taine
- 1998: Sandor Szabo and Sherman K. Stein, Algebra and Tiling: Homomorphisms in the Service of Geometry[4]
- 1999: David M. Bressoud, Proofs and Confirmations: The Story of the Alternating Sign Matrix Conjecture
- 2002: Joseph Kirtland, Identification Numbers and Check Digits Schemes
- 2004: James Tanton, Solve This: Math Activities for Students and Clubs
- 2006: Arthur Benjamin and Jennifer Quinn, Proofs That Really Count: the Art of Combinatorial Proof[5]
- 2007: William P. Berlinghoff and Fernando Q. Gouvêa, Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others[6]
- 2008: William Dunham, Euler: The Master of Us All
- 2012: Dan Kalman, Uncommon Mathematical Excursions: Polynomia and Related Realm
- 2012: Nathan Carter, Visual Group Theory
- 2014: Judith Grabiner, A Historian Looks Back: The Calculus as Algebra and Selected Writings
- 2015: Seth Braver, Lobachevski Illuminated
- 2017: Tim Chartier, When Life is Linear: From Computer Graphics to Bracketology
- 2018: Roland van der Veen and Jan van de Craats, The Riemann Hypothesis: A Million Dollar Problem[7][8][9]
- 2021: Nathan Carter, Introduction to the Mathematics of Computer Graphics
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Beckenbach Book Prize". maa.org. Mathematical Association of America.
- ^ Propp, James (January 1985). "MAA Awards, News & Letters". Mathematics Magazine. 58 (1): 57. doi:10.1080/0025570X.1985.11977151.
- ^ Recognizing excellence in the mathematical sciences : an international compilation of awards, prizes, and recipients. Jaguszewski, Janice M. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0762302352. OCLC 37513025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Beckenbach Book Prize" (PDF), MAA Prizes Presented in Baltimore, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 45 (5): 615, May 1998
- ^ "Beckenbach Prize", Prizes and Awards at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio, Mathematical Association of America, January 18, 2006
- ^ "Scientific prizes and awards / Mathematics: Beckenbach Book Prize". cirs.info. International Center for Scientific Research (CIRS).
- ^ "Roland van der Veen to receive MAA Beckenbach Book Prize". universiteitleiden.nl. Leiden University. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ "Jan van de Craats receives MAA Beckenbach Book Prize". kdvi.uva.nl. University of Amsterdam. 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Joint Prize Session". jointmathematicsmeetings.org. Joint Mathematics Meetings. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-09-30.