Richard G

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard G. Brown is a prominent former mathematics teacher and the author of one of the most famous high-school advanced mathematics text books, Advanced Mathematics: Precalculus With Discrete Mathematics and Data Analysis, first published in 1991. He is the father of best seller (The Da Vinci Code) American author Dan Brown. Brown taught high school mathematics at Phillips Exeter Academy from 1962 until his retirement in 1997. His other affiliations include the Newton High School in Massachusetts, the University of New Hampshire, Arizona State University, and the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics during the school year beginning in 1983. Brown had been offered a job at the National Security Agency at one time, but declined due to his desire to not move his family out of New Hampshire. He is currently a member of the COMAP Consortium Council, he is an active participant in professional mathematics organizations and the author of mathematics texts and journal articles. In 1989, he was chosen by President George H.W. Bush to receive the "Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching". [1] Brown, Richard G. (1991). Advanced Mathematics: Precalculus With Discrete Mathematics and Data Analysis. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 978-0-395-55189-9. Brown, Richard G. (1999). Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method, Book 2. McDougal Littell Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-395-58536-8. ^ "Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown and Siblings, Valerie Brown '85 and Gregory Brown '93 Establish New Fund in Honor of their Father" The Exeter Initiatives. November 1, 2004 (http://phillips.exeter.edu/ei/news /news_danbrown.html) 1. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_G._Brown&oldid=548040318" Categories: Arizona State University faculty American mathematicians Living people Phillips Exeter Academy faculty American mathematician stubs This page was last modified on 31 March 2013 at 21:00. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Richard G. Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Brown 1 of 1 5/17/2014 9:25 PM

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Richard G. Brown is a prominent former mathematics teacher and the author of one of the most famoushigh-school advanced mathematics text books, Advanced Mathematics: Precalculus With Discrete Mathematicsand Data Analysis, first published in 1991. He is the father of best seller (The Da Vinci Code) American authorDan Brown.

Brown taught high school mathematics at Phillips Exeter Academy from 1962 until his retirement in 1997. Hisother affiliations include the Newton High School in Massachusetts, the University of New Hampshire, ArizonaState University, and the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics during the school year beginningin 1983.

Brown had been offered a job at the National Security Agency at one time, but declined due to his desire to notmove his family out of New Hampshire.

He is currently a member of the COMAP Consortium Council, he is an active participant in professionalmathematics organizations and the author of mathematics texts and journal articles. In 1989, he was chosen byPresident George H.W. Bush to receive the "Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and MathematicsTeaching".[1]

Brown, Richard G. (1991). Advanced Mathematics: Precalculus With Discrete Mathematics and DataAnalysis. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 978-0-395-55189-9.Brown, Richard G. (1999). Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method, Book 2. McDougal LittellIncorporated. ISBN 978-0-395-58536-8.

^ "Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown and Siblings, Valerie Brown '85 and Gregory Brown '93 Establish New Fund inHonor of their Father" The Exeter Initiatives. November 1, 2004 (http://phillips.exeter.edu/ei/news/news_danbrown.html)

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