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Assistant professor, 1990–1996; associate professor, 1997–2000; professor of mathematics, 2001–2013; chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2003–2006; Gaudino Scholar, 2008–2010; Lissack Professor for Social Responsibility and Personal Ethics, 2010–2012; Francis Christopher Oakley
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Burger feels that "math trauma" is commonly inflicted upon America's elementary and middle-school students, particularly girls, having received a seventh-grade report card stating: "Eddie is a nice boy, but he'll never do well in math." He offers his students "challenging questions for which the
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During the late 1980s Burger was featured at a stand-up comedy club in Austin, Texas and also was an 'independent contractor', writing for Jay Leno. Today he has a weekly program on higher education, thinking, and learning produced by
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Burger is the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics and was the Lissack Professor for Social Responsibility and Personal Ethics (2010–2012) and the Gaudino Scholar (2008–2010) at
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on the topics of "College Algebra", 2000; "Pre-Calculus", 2000; "Calculus", 2001; "Intermediate Algebra", 2001; "Beginning Algebra", 2004; "Trigonometry", 2006; "Prealgebra", 2007; and "Algebra II", 2011.
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In addition to his math courses, Burger teaches a short course in comedy writing during the winter study program at Williams. Combining math with comedy comes from his days as a stand-up comic at the
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2010 Telly Award, for the "Mathletes" episode of the NBC-Universal television series "The Science of the Olympic Winter Games" (the entire series won a 2011 Emmy Award)
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Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Davis Announces One-Year Appointment of Dr. Edward Burger As Vice Provost for Strategic Educational Initiatives
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Burger has been honored as a leader in education. He has been a keynote speaker, invited special session speaker, or the conference chair at a number of
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Burger is a pioneer in rich, multimedia Internet lectures that, together with written material, form an electronic textbook. Together with
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in Georgetown, Texas. Previously, he was the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics at
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Burger, Edward B. (2000). "Diophantine Olympics and World Champions: Polynomials and Primes Down Under".
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Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics
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Visiting lecturer, Summer 1990; Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 1994; Visiting Scholar, Summer 1997
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Burger has written and starred in number of educational videos, including the 24-lecture video series
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Burger has written 12 books and has had more than 30 papers published in scholarly journals. With
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Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics
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The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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Making Transcendence Transparent: An intuitive approach to classical transcendental number theory
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The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas: Part 1 & 2
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Additionally, Burger has created virtual video textbooks on CD-ROM and on the web for
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2003 Residence Life Academic Teaching Award, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics: Inquiries into proof and argumentation
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solution is by no means apparent". For example, when teaching students about
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Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
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Some of the books and papers he has authored or co-authored include:
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in the Classroom Project, CBS-TV/Paramount Studios/Texas Instruments
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1988 Mathematics Teaching Award, The University of Texas at Austin
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in Canada. In 2013 he was awarded an LL.D. from Williams College.
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University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences alumni
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Mathematics made fun: Williams professor takes creative approach
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Mathematician Edward B. Burger Named Gaudino Scholar at Williams
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Exploring the Number Jungle: A Journey into Diophantine Analysis
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In recognition for his work in multimedia education technology,
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Vice provost for strategic educational initiatives, 2011–2012
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The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking
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The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking
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Robert Foster Cherry Professor for Great Teaching, 2010–2012
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Some of the honors and awards Burger has received include:
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2013 Awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from
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Burger has held the following professional positions:
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List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
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Genevieve W. Gore Distinguished Resident, March 2001
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catalog. Burger is also an associate editor for the
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Hamilton Book Award, for " 841:Annual Special Issue as Best Math Teacher 833:The Association of Educational Publishers 326:The Association of Educational Publishers 966:Math for laughs all in author's equation 344:boxer shorts under his trousers, at the 926: 884:The Mathematical Association of America 937:Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics 837:2006 "100 Best of America", Listed in 695:The Educational Advancement Foundation 430:(Student Mathematical Library, V. 8), 298:Zero to Infinity: A History of Numbers 193:. He did his postdoctoral work at the 915:List of University of Waterloo people 873:, where he was also awarded the 2007 7: 2170:21st-century American mathematicians 2165:20th-century American mathematicians 831:, for Educational Video Technology, 586:The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking 1501:Mathematical Association of America 1296:. June 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2008. 1145:" Williams College. 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BA
University of Texas at Austin
PhD
Number theory
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Southwestern University
Williams College
Baylor University
American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NPR
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B.A.
summa cum laude
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Waterloo
algebraic number theory
Diophantine analysis
p-adic analysis
geometry of numbers
continued fractions
abstract algebra

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