- Sam Vandervelde
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name=Sam Vandervelde
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residence =United States of America
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field =Mathematics
work_institutions =Art of Problem Solving
alma_mater =University of Chicago
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known_for =Mandelbrot competition
influences =Richard Rusczyk
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Sam Vandervelde is a mathematician who, along with
Sandor Lehoczky andRichard Rusczyk , is most notable for creating theMandelbrot Competition . [ [http://www.thinkswiss.org/06_past_events_20070416_euler_sf.html Think Swiss event calendar ] ] and is listed first under "Thanks" in the mathematicaltextbook " The Art of Problem Solving". ["The Art of Problem Solving", page xii]Contributions to Math
He also contributes problems to the
USA Math Olympiad . He was a member of the 1989 US International Mathematics Olympiad team. He was a grader at Math Olympiad Program, a seminar that prepares kids for Math Olympiad. Vandervelde founded the Stanford Math Circle. [ [http://www.stanfordmathcircle.org/schedule2006.html Stanford Math Circle ] ] He currently is a coordinator of the San Francisco Math Circle as well. [http://www.sfmathcircle.org/team.html]Interests
His other interests include playing soccer, spending time with his two young boys, and cooking. He received his doctoral degree from the
University of Chicago in June 2004. He currently resides inPalo Alto, California . He is married to Eunice Cheung. [ [http://www.mathpropress.com/books/competitions/mandelbrot/MandelbrotAuthorBio.html about Sam Vandervelde ] ]Notes
ee also
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Art of Problem Solving
*Mandelbrot Competition External links
* [http://web.mandelbrot.org/index.html Mandelbrot]
* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/ Art of Problem Solving]
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