Education:
Ph.D., Boston University - 1996 (Mathematics, General)
Areas of Expertise:
Jeffrey Suzuki specializes in the history of mathematics with an emphasis on the period between 1500 and 1800; mathematics education; and the legal, political, and constitutional applications of mathematics.
Books and Publications
Mathematics in Historical Context (Books and Publications: Book) 2009
"A Brief History of Impossibility." Mathematics Magazine January. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
"Euler and Number Theory". In Leonhard Euler: Life, Work, and Legacy (ed. Bradley and Sandifer). (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
"Euler and Number Theory." Leonhard Euler: Life, Work and Legacy. Elsevier. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
"Modern Geometric Algebra: A Very Incomplete Introduction." Mathematics Teacher. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2007
"Series Subject." Mathematics Teacher. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2007
"Lagrange's Proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra." American Mathematical Monthly October. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
"The Lost Calculus: Tangency and Optimization Without Limits." Mathematics Magazine 36: 339-53. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
NSF grant "Mathematics and Social Advocacy" (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
Allendoerfer award, for "A Brief History of Impossibility." (Awards and Honors) 2009
Allendoerfer Award, Mathematical Assocation of America. (Awards and Honors) 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Towards a History of College Algebra in the Nineteenth Century." Talk given at the Pohle Colloquium at Adelphi University. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"The Changing Nature of College Algebra: Lessons From the Nineteenth Century." NYSMATYC Conference. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Euler and Number Theory." Pohle Colloquium. Adelphi University. Hempstead, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
Other Professional Activities
Editorial Board, College Mathematics Journal 2014
