Heinz-Wilhelm Alten
Heinz-Wilhelm Alten (born January 5, 1929 in Hanover ; † January 27, 2019 in Hildesheim ) was a German mathematician and since 1991 has been the publisher and author of the book series From Counting Stone to Computer .
Life
Alten studied mathematics , physics and chemistry at the TH Hannover and the University of Bristol from 1948 to 1955 . He laid 1954/55 the exam for teaching in secondary schools, and was from 1956 to 1961 research assistant at the University of Hannover , where he in 1961 when William Quade Dr. rer. nat. received his doctorate.
In 1961 he became chief engineer and in 1966 chief assistant. In 1973 he received a full professorship for mathematics at the PH Lower Saxony , Hildesheim department.
From 1979 to 1981 he was the first rector of the Hildesheim University of Applied Sciences, today the University of Hildesheim . From 1982 to 1985 he headed the computer science working group in preparation for the computer science course . From 1986 to 1993 he was Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural Sciences. Since 1990 he has headed the “History of Mathematics” working group he founded. Since 1997 he has been emeritus at the Institute for Mathematics and Applied Computer Science (IMAI) at the University of Hildesheim.
Fonts
- Analysis in the size calculation of physics (together with W. Quade), treatises of the Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. E. Goltz-Verlag, Göttingen, 1971.
- Tensor calculus and elements of differential geometry . Technical University of Hanover, 1970.
- Analysis . University of Hildesheim, 1995.
- Differential equations and elements of function theory . University of Hildesheim, 1996.
- Numerical treatment of differential equations . University of Hildesheim, 1996.
- On the history of the University of Hildesheim , Universitätsverlag Hildesheim, 2003.
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Editor and co-author of the book series “From Counting Stone to Computer” . Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg:
- 5000 years of geometry ( Christoph Scriba / P. Schreiber) 2001, 3rd edition 2010.
- 4000 years of algebra (H.-W. Alten et al.) 2003.
- 6000 years of mathematics ( Hans Wußing with the participation of Heinz-Wilhelm Alten and Heiko Wesemüller-Kock), Vol. 1: From the beginnings to Leibniz and Newton 2008 / Vol. 2: From Euler to the present 2009.
- 3000 years of analysis ( Thomas Sonar ) 2011.
Web links
- Alten tele-akademie.de , accessed on May 11, 2011
- Entry in the Mathematics Genealogy Project , accessed May 11, 2011
- Obituary of the University of Hildesheim Foundation , accessed on January 28, 2019
- Literature by and about Heinz-Wilhelm Alten in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alten, Heinz-Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 2019 |
| Place of death | Hildesheim |