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Donal O'Shea

Donal O'Shea is a Canadian mathematician, who is also noted for his bestselling books.[1] He is currently the fifth president of New College of Florida in Sarasota, a position to which he was named on July 1, 2012. Before coming to New College, he served in various roles at Mount Holyoke College, including professor of mathematics, dean of faculty, and vice president for academic affairs.[2][3]

O'Shea graduated with a B.Sc. from Harvard College,[3] and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1981; his thesis, titled On μ-Equivalent Families of Singularities, was written under the direction of Albert John Coleman.

Owing to his short stature, Dr. O'Shea is known for entertaining students on campus and conducting lectures dressed as a gnome.

Bibliography

Some of his best known books are:[4]

  • The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe [5]

The book has consistently received good reviews.[6][7]

  • David A. Cox, John Little, and Donal O'Shea: Using algebraic geometry, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol. 185, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
  • David A. Cox, John Little, and Donal O'Shea: Ideals, varieties, and algorithms: an introduction to computational algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, 3rd. edition, Springer Verlag, 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Scientists' Nightstand: Donal O'Shea". American Scientist. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. ^ Christopher O'Donnell. "Mathematician deemed perfect fit as next New College president – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL". Heraldtribune.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ^ a b "Directory | Donal O'Shea". New College of Florida Directory. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. ^ "Donal O'Shea (Author of The Poincaré Conjecture)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. ^ "Donal O'Shea: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. ^ Ian Pindar. "Review: The Poincaré Conjecture by Donal O'Shea | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  7. ^ "The Poincaré Conjecture and Poincaré's Prize : Review" (PDF). Ams.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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