Andy Liu

Canadian mathematician (born 1947)

Andy Liu
Born	(1947-03-15)15 March 1947 Guangzhou, China
Died	26 March 2024(2024-03-26) (aged 77) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Alberta
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Alberta
Doctoral advisor	Harvey Leslie Abbott

Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu (March 15, 1947—March 26, 2024)^[1] was a Canadian mathematician. He was a professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta.^[2]

Liu was born in Guangzhou, and attended New Method College in Hong Kong.^[3] He then did his undergraduate studies in mathematics at McGill University,^[4] and earned his Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Alberta, under the supervision of Harvey Abbott, with the dissertation Some Results on Hypergraphs.^[5]

He was the leader of the Canadian team to the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2000 (South Korea) and 2003 (Japan) and acted as vice-president of the Tournament of Towns.^[6]

Books

1998 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 1 (1981-1993), Australian Mathematics Trust
2001 Hungarian Problem Book III (1929–1943), Mathematical Association of America
2005 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 2 (1993-2001), Australian Mathematics Trust
2008 The Alberta High School Math Competitions (1957–2006), Mathematical Association of America
2009 Problems from Murray Klamkin, Mathematical Association of America, with Bruce Shawyer
2009 International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns Book (2002-2007), Australian Mathematics Trust, with Peter Taylor
2011 Hungarian Problem Book IV (1947–1963), Mathematical Association of America, with Robert Barrington-Leigh
2014 Upper Elementary School Mathematics, Chiu Chang Mathematics Publishers, Taipei
2014 Classical Geometry, Wiley, with Ed Leonard, Ted Lewis and George Tokarsky
2015 Arithmetical Wonderland, Mathematical Association of America
2016 Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad (1961–1992), Mathematical Association of America
2018 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 3 (2001-2009), Australian Mathematics Trust, with Yunhao Fu and Zhichao Li
2018 S.M.A.R.T. Circle Overview, Springer Nature
2018 S.M.A.R.T. Circle Projects, Springer Nature
2018 S.M.A.R.T. Circle Minicourses, Springer Nature
2020 The Puzzles of Nobuyuki Yoshigahara, Springer Nature, with George Sicherman and Takayuki Yoshigahara
2020 Grade Five Competition from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad, Springer Nature, with Kseniya Garaschuk
2021 Solomon Golomb’s Course in Undergraduate Combinatorics, Spring Nature, with Solomon Golomb

Awards

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Educational Prize, (2010)^[7]
Deborah and Franklin Tepper-Haimo Award from the Mathematical Association of America (2004)^[8]
Adrien Pouliot Award from the Canadian Mathematical Society (2003)^[9]
Distinguished Teaching Award from the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America (2002)^[10]
Canadian University Professor of the Year, Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education and Council for Advancement and Support of Education (1998)^[4]
Distinguished Educators Award, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (1998)^[4]

References

^ Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu. WFNMC. Retrieved on July 21, 2024.
^ Retired faculty, University of Alberta, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ "Andy Liu: A never-ending search", History Trails, University of Alberta Alumni Association, Autumn 1993, retrieved 2015-09-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mentor, teacher, puzzle man: Dr Andy Liu earns distinguished teaching awards", Folio, University of Alberta, January 15, 1999.
^ Andy Liu at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
^ "International Mathematics Tournament of Towns". Australian Mathematics Trust. n.d. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ Andy Liu from University of Alberta Awarded 2010 PIMS Education Prize, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, March 26, 2010, retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ 2004 Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics: Andrew Chang-Fung Liu, University of Alberta, Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America, April 22, 2012, retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ 2003 Adrien Pouliot Award Recipient: Andrew Chiang-Fung Liu, University of Alberta, Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America, April 22, 2012, retrieved 2015-09-13.
^ Ross, Ken; Cayford, Afton H. (April 26, 2005), History of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America, retrieved 2015-09-17.