Mathematician:David John Acheson

Mathematician

English mathematician best known for his book 1089 and all that.

Nationality

English

History

• Born: 1946
• 1971: PhD from University of East Anglia
• 1977: Appointed Fellow in Mathematics at Jesus College, Oxford
• 2008: Became Emeritus Professor
• 2010 -- 2011: President of Mathematical Association
• 2013: Honorary Doctorate from University of East Anglia

Publications

• 1990: Elementary Fluid Dynamics
• 1997: From Calculus to Chaos
• 2002: 1089 and all that
• 2017: The Calculus Story
• 2020: The Wonder Book of Geometry
• 2023: The Spirit of Mathematics: Algebra and All That

Sources

• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Acheson, David (1946-  )