Daniel "Dan" Simon Kalman (born March 21, 1952, in
Oakland, California) is an American mathematician and winner of nine awards for expository writing in mathematics.[1]
The MAA has given Kalman nine awards for outstanding expository articles or books. He won the
George Pólya Award in 1994 and in 2003, the
Trevor Evans Award in 1997 and (with coauthor Nathan Carter) in 2012, the
Carl B. Allendoerfer Award (with coauthors Robert Mena and Shariar Shariari) in 1998 and (alone) in 2003, the
Lester R. Ford Award in 2009 and (with coauthor Mark McKinzie) in 2013, and the
Beckenbach Book Prize in 2012.[1]
Selected publications
Articles
Kalman, Dan (January 1984). "The generalized Vandermonde matrix". Mathematics Magazine. 57 (1): 15–21.
doi:
10.1080/0025570X.1984.11977069.
Uncommon Mathematical Excursions: Polynomia and Related Realms. Dolciani Mathematical Expositions. Vol. 35. Mathematical Association of America. 2008. (2012 Beckenbach Book Prize)[6][4][7]
Daniel "Dan" Simon Kalman (born March 21, 1952, in
Oakland, California) is an American mathematician and winner of nine awards for expository writing in mathematics.[1]
The MAA has given Kalman nine awards for outstanding expository articles or books. He won the
George Pólya Award in 1994 and in 2003, the
Trevor Evans Award in 1997 and (with coauthor Nathan Carter) in 2012, the
Carl B. Allendoerfer Award (with coauthors Robert Mena and Shariar Shariari) in 1998 and (alone) in 2003, the
Lester R. Ford Award in 2009 and (with coauthor Mark McKinzie) in 2013, and the
Beckenbach Book Prize in 2012.[1]
Selected publications
Articles
Kalman, Dan (January 1984). "The generalized Vandermonde matrix". Mathematics Magazine. 57 (1): 15–21.
doi:
10.1080/0025570X.1984.11977069.
Uncommon Mathematical Excursions: Polynomia and Related Realms. Dolciani Mathematical Expositions. Vol. 35. Mathematical Association of America. 2008. (2012 Beckenbach Book Prize)[6][4][7]