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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph. D., Univesrity of Toronto (1989)
M. Sc., University of Toronto (1984)
M. A., Oxford University (1981)
B. Sc., Concordia University (Montreal) (1979)

Recent Courses

Analysis
Calculus 1 A
Calculus 1 B
Calculus III
History Of Mathematics
Statistics For Natural Sciences

Personal Statement

I'm a mathematician, historian and musician, originally from Montreal, Canada. My first priority is the preparation of excellent future math teachers. My research specialty is the historical development of mathematical analysis from the mid-17th to the mid-19th century, particularly the work of Leonhard Euler. I play bluegrass music with the Wickers Creek Band and I sing in the Adelphi Chorus.

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Preparation of future math teachers, History of Mathematics, Analysis & Calculus, Probability & Statistics

Research Interests

History of Mathematics, Probability Theory, Ergodic Theory

Grants / Sponsored Research

(2009-2014) NSF Noyce grant: $900,000 for the preparation of future secondary mathematics teachers; co-PI Dante Tawfeeq.

(2002-2006) U.S. Dept. of Education grant: $1.5 million for the preparation of future secondary mathematics and science teachers.

Books

Robert E. Bradley, C. Edward Sandifer. (2009). Cauchy's Cours d'analyse: An Annotated Translation. New York: Springer.

Robert E. Bradley, Lawrence A. D'Antonio, C. Edward Sandifer. (2007). Euler at 300: An Appreciaiton. Washington: Mathemaitcal Association of America.

Robert E. Bradley, C. Edward Sandifer. (2007). Leonhard Euler: Life, Work and Legacy. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Exhibitions, Performances, Films

(29 March 2009). The Wickers Creek Band. Fundraiser for Sen. Gillebrand, Castleton-on-Hudson, NY., This is just one of many gigs I've played with The Wickers Creek Band, a quintet playing bluegrass and American roots music. I play double bass and sing vocal harmonies.

Book Chapters

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Robert E. Bradley. (2007). Euler, D'Alembert and the Logarithm Function. In R. E. Bradley, C. E. Sandifer (Eds.). Leonhard Euler: Life , Work and Legacy. (pp. 255-277). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

C. Edward Sandifer, Robert E Bradley. (2007). Introduction. In R. E. Bradley, C. E. Sandifer (Eds.). Leonhard Euler: Life, Work and Legacy. (pp. 1-4). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Robert E. Bradley. (2007). Three Bodies? Why not Four? The Motion of the Lunar Apsides. In R. E. Bradley, L. A. D’Antonio, C. E. Sandifer (Eds.). Euler at 300: An Appreciation. (pp. 227-238). Washington: Mathematical Association of America.

Robert E. Bradley, Lawrence A. D’Antonio, C. Edward Sandifer. (2007). Introduction. In R. E. Bradley, L. A. D’Antonio, C. E. Sandifer (Eds.). Euler at 300: An Appreciation. (pp. ix-xiii). Washington: Mathematical Association of America.

Robert E., Bradley. (2007). The Genoese Lottery and the Partition Function. In R. E. Bradley, L. A. D’Antonio, C. E. Sandifer (Eds.). Euler at 300: An Appreciation. (pp. 203-215). Washington: Mathematical Association of America.

Recent Articles

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R. E. Bradley, S. J. Petrilli. (2010, 4). Servois' 1814 Essay on the Principles of the Differential Calculus. Convergence, 7

Bradley, R. E. (2009, 11). Did Euler Prove Cramer's Rule?. How Euler Did It

Bradley, R. E. (2009, 10). The Moon and the Differential. How Euler Did It

Bradley, R. E. (2009, 3). Cauchy's Analysis: A Break with the Past?. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, 21, 36-52

Bradley, R. E. (2008, 4). Euler's Resolution of Cramer's Paradox. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, 20, 48-58

Invited Presentations and Lectures

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Robert E. Bradley (10 April 2010). From Differentials to Limits: Fleeting Flirtations and Lingering Loyalties. MAA NJ Meeting, Edison, NJ

Robert E. Bradley (26 March 2010). From Differentials to Limits: Fleeting Flirtations and Lingering Loyalties. Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haute, IN

Robert E. Bradley (12 January 2010). Cauchy's Cours d'analyse. Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Robert E. Bradley (26 October 2009). L'Hospital to Cauchy: Translating the Classics of Analysis. Queens College, Oxford University, UK

Robert E. Bradley (23 September 2009). From Differentials to Limits: Fleeting Flirtations and Lingering Loyalties. University of Victoria (British Columbia)

Conference Presentations and Papers

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Robert E. Bradley (31 May 2010). Series Summation in Cauchy's Algebraic Analysis. Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC

Robert E. Bradley (14 July 2009). The Euler-Cramer Correspondence. Euler Society Annual Meeting, Roger Williams University, Portsmouth, RI

Robert E. Bradley (11 October 2008). The Transition from Euler to Cauchy: The Case of Recurrent Series. American Mathematical Society, Northeastern Section, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Robert E. Bradley (21 July 2008). Euler's Contributions to Probability and Statistics. Euler Society Annual Meeting, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530

Robert E. Bradley (02 June 2008). Cauchy's Analysis: A Break with the Past?. Canadian Society for History and Philosphy of Mathematics, Vancouver, BC

Selected Dissertations Chaired

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Agnes Kalemaris (2000). Grace Murray Hopper, Mathematician. Adelphi University
Purushothaman Masilamani (1999). Complex Fluid Flow Based on Lattice Boltzman Equation. Adelphi University
Patrick Wallach (1998). Modified Batch Algorithm for Loop-erased Self-avoiding Random Walks. Adelphi University
Patricia Allaire (1997). The development of British Symbolical Algebra with an emphasis on the contribution of Duncan Farquharson Gregory. Adelphi University
Loucas Chrysafi (1997). On the number of returns to the origin of Symmetric Random Walks. Adelphi University

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Book Review: "La RĂ©volution Symbolique," M. Serfati, Bulletin of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, May 2010.

Published Translation (with S. J. Petrilli): "Reflections on the various systems of exposition of the principles of the differential calculus," by François-Joseph Servois, 1814, appendix to "Servois' 1814 Essay on the Principles of the Differential Calculus," Convergence, mathdl.maa.org, April 2010.

Book Review: "Leonhard Euler and the Bernoullis," M. B. W. Tent, Newsletter of the London Mathematical Society, April 2010.

Book Review: "Lacroix and the Calculus," J. C. Domingues, in Historia Mathematica 36 (2009), 271-273.

Book Review: "Leonhard Euler: incomparable géomètre," P. Henry, in Historia Mathematica 36 (2009), 271-273.

Book Review: "Plato's Ghost: the Modernist Transformation of Mathematics," J. Gray, in Times Higher Education, 12 March 2009.

Book Review: "General Theory of Algebraic Equations," E. BĂ©zout, trans. E. Feron, MAA Online Book Reviews, 22 January 2009, mathdl.maa.org.

Book Review: "Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology," D. S. Richeson, in Times Higher Education, 8 January 2009.

Session Chair: "Celebrating the Leonhard Euler Tercentenary," History of Science Society Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, November 4, 2007.

Book Review: "Mathematics and the Historian's Craft: The Kenneth O. May Lectures," ed. M. Kinyon and G. Van Brumellen, Historia Mathematica 34 (2007), 238-240.

Book Review: "The Genius of Euler," W. Dunham, ed., MAA Online Book Reviews, February 2007, mathdl.maa.org.

Published Translation: (with C. E. Sandifer) "On the Utility of Higher Mathematics," by Leonhard Euler, 1741, in C. Edward Sandifer, The Early Mathematics of Leonhard Euler, Mathematical Association of America, 2007, 382-386.

Book Review: "Conics," by K. Kendig, MAA Online Book Reviews, June 2006, mathdl.maa.org.

Book Review: "John Pell (1611-1685) and his Correspondence with Sir Charles Cavendish," by N. Malcolm and J. Stedall, MAA Online Book Reviews, February 2006, mathdl.maa.org.

Published Translation: (with S. Jones) "Research on the Precession of the Equinoxes and on the Nutation of the Earth's Axis," by Leonhard Euler, 1751, Convergence, mathdl.maa.org, January 2006 with and on eulerarchive.org

Published Translation: "On the Cuspidal Point of the second kind of Monsieur le Marquis de l'Hospital," by Leonhard Euler, 1751, Convergence, mathdl.maa.org, January 2006 and on eulerarchive.org.

Published Translation: "Notice on the Subject of Recherches sur la précession des équinoxes," by Leonhard Euler, 1752, Convergence, mathdl.maa.org, January 2006 and on eulerarchive.org.

Book Review: "Intersection of Random Walks," by G. F. Lawler, Annals of Probability, 24 (1996), 1638-1642.

Honors and Accomplishments

Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology, The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, April 19, 2001.

Professional Activities

1. President, The Euler Society.
2. Chair, History of Mathematics Special Interest Group, Mathematical Association of America.
3. Past-President, The Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
4. Member, the Spectrum Editorial Board, the Hasse Prize Comittee and the Committee on SIGMAAs, Mathematical Association of America.

Licenses & Certifications

Recognized beer judge, American Homebrewers Association