Paul A. Calter is a Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Vermont Technical College. He has interests in both the fields of mathematics and art. He received his B.S. from Cooper Union and his M.S. from Columbia University, both in engineering, and his Masters of Fine Arts Degree at Vermont College of Norwich University. Calter has taught mathematics for over twenty-five years and is the author of ten mathematics textbooks and a mystery novel. He has been an active painter and sculptor since 1968, has participated in dozens of art shows, and has permanent outdoor sculptures at a number of locations in Vermont. For the "Mathematics Across The Curriculum" program, Calter developed the course "Geometry in Art & Architecture" and has taught it at Dartmouth and Vermont Technical College, as well as giving workshops and lectures on the subject. He is the author of "How to Construct a Logarithmic Rosette (Without Even Knowing it)" in the NNJ vol. 2, no. 2 (April 2000) and presented "Facade Measurement by Trigonometry" at Nexus '96, now available in Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics (1996).

Contact:

Paul A. Calter
108 Bluebird Lane
Randolph Center, VT 05061 USA

Webpage:

http://www.sover.net/~pcalter/