Thomas W. Hungerford | |
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| Born | March 21, 1936 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2014 (aged 78) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Washington Cleveland State University St. Louis University |
| Doctoral advisor | Saunders Mac Lane |
Thomas William Hungerford (March 21, 1936 – November 28, 2014)[1] was an American mathematician who worked in algebra and mathematics education. He is the author or coauthor of several widely used[2] and widely cited[3] textbooks covering high-school to graduate-level mathematics. From 1963 until 1980 he taught at the University of Washington and then at Cleveland State University until 2003. From 2003–2014 he was at Saint Louis University. Hungerford had a special interest in promoting the use of technology to teach mathematics.
- ^ "Obituary for Thomas W. Hungerford". Collier's Funeral Home.
- ^ Algebra (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) at goodreads
- ^ Citations at docjax.net the document search engine