Arthur Engel (mathematician)

Arthur Engel (12 January 1928 – 11 November 2022)[1] was a German mathematics teacher, educationalist and prolific author.

[3] Engel began to push for establishment of the Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik (Federal Mathematics Competition) as early as 1965.

[2] In 1991 he was among the first three recipients of the David Hilbert Award given by the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions (WFNMC).

[9] In his 1975 Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und Statistik (Probability and Statistics) volume 2, Engel provided a chip-moving algorithm that could be used to determine the basic descriptive qualities of an absorbing Markov chain.

[12] Engel's 1993 Exploring Mathematics with Your Computer, draws from number theory, probability, statistics, combinatorics, numerical algorithms and many other fields.

[14] The book has been criticized for failing to provide motivation before discussing topics, called "a nice idea, not very well executed".

"[13] Another reviewer called this book "an excellent source of ideas for computer-based activities that engage students in mathematical explorations.