Person

Jones, Arthur (1934 - 2006)

Born
27 December 1934
Died
22 January 2006
Occupation
Mathematician

Summary

Arthur Jones was a mathematician who, after six years at the Australian National University, joined the mathematics department at La Trobe University. He retired from the position of Associate Professor in 1996. Jones had a leading role in the development of an innovative mathematics teaching program at La Trobe. His publications include Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities (1991) with Sid Morris and Ken Pearson, and several titles in the Australian Mathematical Society lecture series. Jones was a foundation Member of the Australian Mathematical Society.

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Chronology

1956
Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Mathematical Society
1960
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1961 - 1962
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
1962 - 1967
Career position - Lecturer, Australian National University
1967 - 1991
Career position - Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
1991 - 1996
Career position - Associate Professor, La Trobe University

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Books

  • Banks, John; Dragan, Valentina; and Jones, Arthur, Chaos: a mathematical introduction (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 294 pp. Details
  • Fulford, Glenn; Forrester, Peter; and Jones, Arthur, Modelling with differential and difference equations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 405 pp. Details
  • Jones, Arthur; Morris, Sidney A.; and Pearson, Kenneth R., Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities (New York: Berlin: Springer, 1991), 187 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Cairns, Grant, 'Obituary: Arthur Jones 27 December 1934 - 22 January 2006', Australian Mathematical Society gazette, 33 (1) (2006), 37-7. Details

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