van Der Poorten, Alf(red J.)

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VAN DER POORTEN, Alf(red J.)

VAN DER POORTEN, Alf(red J.). Australian (born Netherlands), b. 1942. Genres: Mathematics/Statistics. Career: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, lecturer, 1968-70, senior lecturer, 1970-74, associate professor of mathematics, 1975-78; Macquarie University, Sydney, professor of mathematics, 1979-, head of School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing, and Electronics, 1980-87, 1990-96, chairperson of Academic Senate, 1986- 87, 1997-. Publications: Notes on Fermat's Last Theorem, 1996. Contributor to books. Contributor to scientific journals. Address: Department of Mathematics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Online address: [email protected]

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