Paul Zeitz
American mathematician (born 1958)
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Paul Andrew Zeitz (born July 5, 1958) is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of San Francisco who works primarily in math enrichment.
- Harvard University (BA, 1981)
- UC Berkeley (PhD, 1992)
- History
- Mathematics
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| Awards | Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics |
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| Institutions | University of San Francisco |
| Thesis | Rank-One Actions (1992) |
| Academic advisors | Jacob Feldman[1] |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
In 1974, Paul Zeitz won the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) and was a member of the first American team to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The following year he graduated from Stuyvesant High School.[2]
In 1981, he graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in History.[3] After graduating he taught high school math for six years in San Francisco and Colorado Springs. He then went to UC Berkeley and obtained a PhD in Mathematics in 1992.[4]
Career
After graduating from UC Berkeley, Zeitz became a professor at the University of San Francisco.[4]
In 2015, Zeitz co-founded "Proof" which is a private school for middle and high school grade levels that is focused on math. Proof teaches mathematics from the perspective that it is a "joyous art form."[3][5] He also co-founded the Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad in 1999 and the San Francisco Math Circle in 2005.[4][6][7]
Awards and honors
In 2003, Zeitz received from the Mathematical Association of America one of the Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.[8]
Zeitz has a lecture series called Art and Craft of Mathematical Problem Solving that he made for The Teaching Company on their platform The Great Courses Plus.[9]
