College of Arts and Sciences — Mathematics

Paul A. Zeitz

Professor

Originally trained as an ergodic theorist (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1992), today my overriding interest is mathematical problem solving and the promulgation of an Eastern European-inspired problem-solving culture to American audiences.

Towards this end, I wrote The Art and Craft of Problem Solving in 1998, co-founded the Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad in 1999, and co-founded the San Francisco Math Circle in 2005. In 2009 I produced a series of video lectures for The Teaching Company on problem solving.



Office Hours

MW 1-2:30; T 11:30-12:30

Teaching
  • Calculus II (Math 110)
  • Modern Algebra (Math 435)