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Hollis Professor of Mathematiks and Natural Science Andrew M. Gleason, who 30 years ago solved one of the most difficult math problems proposed this century, devotes much of his time today to thinking about ways to improve the teaching of math at Harvard and around the world...
Gleason, who was granted tenure without a Ph.D. after he had solved the notoriously difficult Hilbert problem, focuses his academic work on topology and space mathematics. David Hilbert, a German mathmetician, proposed a series of about 10 problems he considered the most pressing math questions unsolved at the turn of the century. Math scholars are still working on solving some of the problems, which define much of 20th-century math...
...Considering the fact that he's such a superb researcher in math," says Deborah Hughes Hallett, senior preceptor in mathematics, "Andy's done a considerable amount with teaching, which he certainly hasn't had to do. He's done lots as far as undergraduate education and has been extremely important in a number of ways as far as getting things started...
...professor has taught and studied almost every math course in the catalog from Math B, an old algebra course, to Math 212, "Functions of a Real Variable," a course on abstract set theory...
Gleason, who has written two math textbooks, says he most enjoys teaching a freshman honors course, Math 25, "Honors Intermediate Calculus." "It's actually a more sophisticated course than the title suggests," says Gleason. "And it's enjoyable to present the material to students who are excited about the work and able to grasp the concepts easily...