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Ivan Morton Niven

Ivan Morton Niven was a Canadian-American mathematician, specializing in number theory and known for his work on Waring's problem. He worked for many years as a professor at the University of Oregon, and was president of the Mathematical Association of America.

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Canadian-American number theorist (1915–1999)

Born 25 October 1915
Died 9 May 1999

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  • Cover of: An introduction to the theory of numbers

    First published in 1960 13 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition introductiontoth0000nive_s3b4_2nded Cover of edition introductiontoth00nive_742 Cover of edition introductiontoth0000nive_n5r4 Cover of edition introductiontoth00nive_030
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  • Cover of: Calculus: an introductory approach

    First published in 1961 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition calculusintroduc00nive
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  • Cover of: Irrational numbers.

    First published in 1956 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition irrationalnumber00nive_480
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  • Cover of: Numbers: rational and irrational.

    First published in 1961 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition numbersrationali00nive
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  • Cover of: Mathematics of choice: or, How to count without counting

    First published in 1965 6 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition mathematicschoic00nive
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  • Cover of: Diophantine approximations.

    First published in 1963 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition diophantineappro00nive
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  • Cover of: Maxima and minima without calculus

    First published in 1981 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Waring problem

    First published in 1939 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mathematics: a house built on sand?

    First published in 1959 1 edition in 1 language
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Canadian-American number theorist (1915–1999)

Born 25 October 1915
Died 9 May 1999
Subjects
Irrational numbers, Mathematics, Number theory, 31.12 combinatorics, 512/.7, Addresses, essays, lectures, Analyse combinatoire, Calculus, Calculus textbooks, Combinatieleer, Combinatorial analysis, Diophantine analysis, Irrationale Zahl, Kombinatorik, Mathematics textbooks, Maxima and minima, Nombres irrationnels, Partitions (Mathematics), Qa241 .n56 1991, Rational Numbers, Real Numbers, Teoria liczb, Textbooks, Transzendente Zahl

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  • Ivan Niven
  • Ivan M. Niven

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November 15, 2022 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
March 16, 2022 Edited by Stew Add full dates, image, bio.
March 16, 2022 Edited by Stew Added new photo
August 23, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import