Andy Liu

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

Not to be confused with the Hong Kong actor Andy Lau.
Andy Liu
BornMarch 15, 1947 (1947-03-15) (age 76)
Guangzhou, China
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Alberta
Doctoral advisorHarvey Leslie Abbott

Liu was born in Guangzhou, and attended New Method College in Hong Kong.[2] He then did his undergraduate studies in mathematics at McGill University,[3] and earned his Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Alberta, under the supervision of Harvey Abbott, with a dissertation about hypergraphs.[4]

He was the leader of the Canadian team to the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2000 (South Korea) and 2003 (Japan) and acts as vice-president of the Tournament of Towns.[5]

Books
  • 2001 Hungarian Problem Book III (1929–1943), Mathematical Association of America
  • 1998 Chinese Mathematics Competitions and Olympiads Book 1 (1981-1993), Australian Mathematics Trust
  • 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

References
  1. Retired faculty, University of Alberta, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. "Andy Liu: A never-ending search", History Trails, University of Alberta Alumni Association, Autumn 1993, retrieved 2015-09-17.
  3. "Mentor, teacher, puzzle man: Dr Andy Liu earns distinguished teaching awards", Folio, University of Alberta, January 15, 1999.
  4. Andy Liu at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. "International Mathematics Tournament of Towns". Australian Mathematics Trust. n.d. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  6. Andy Liu from University of Alberta Awarded 2010 PIMS Education Prize, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, March 26, 2010, retrieved 2015-09-13.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Ross, Ken; Cayford, Afton H. (April 26, 2005), History of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America, retrieved 2015-09-17.


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