Samuel Kendrick Vandervelde (born 12 February 1971) is a mathematician who, along with Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk, created the Mandelbrot Competition,[1] and is listed first under "Thanks" in the mathematical textbook The Art of Problem Solving.
He was a member of the 1989 United States International Mathematical Olympiad team.
[4] He is also a regular instructor at and board member of MathPath,[5] and has published two books, Bridge to Higher Mathematics[6] and Circle in a Box.
[3] His educational work has been recognized by the Mathematical Association of America's Edyth May Sliffe Award for high school teaching (2000)[7] and the Henry L. Alder Award for collegiate teaching (2011).
[8] His other interests include playing soccer, spending time with his two sons, and cooking.