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Author Robert M. Corless Assistant Professor Department of Applied Mathematics University of Western Ontario |
Email: |
rcorless@uwo.ca |
Homepage: |
http://oldweb.cecm.sfu.ca/~rcorless |
Paper: |
Continued Fractions and Chaos |
Talk: |
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Born: |
Prince George, British Columbia |
Education: |
1980: Honours Math and Computer Science B.Sc. UBC 1982: Master's of Mathematics, Waterloo 1987: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, UBC |
Family: |
I met my wife, Sumaya, when our high school debating teams met (we've
never formally debated, which is a good thing as I don't suppose we'd be
married now if she had beaten
me then). We both went to UBC, and were married in 1981. I joined the
department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
immediately after getting my Ph.D. We took all of three days to fall in love with London. Our daughter
Shamila was born in 1988, and we are happy to live here still.
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Interests: |
My other interests are aerobics (Sumaya has been teaching aerobics for nearly
15 years now---unfortunately
for my waistline she's also a terrific cook, in the Cape Malay style), walking,
birds, whisky, and reading. If you
want to see the kinds of things I read, you can check out my list of
favorite authors
(and not so favorite ones).
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Comments: |
But the most important thing to keep in mind is to keep the enjoyment
level up. I love my work, and occasionally find it satisfying on a level deeper
and more personal than would be believed by any non-mathematician. "I love
my job so much, I'd do it for nothing. Unfortunately, they know that." |