Bruce J. Petrie
Curriculum Vitae
BRUCE J. PETRIE
Curriculum Vitae – September 2012
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
University of Toronto
IHPST, Victoria College, Room 316 |
Telephone: +1 416 978 5397 |
Education
Ph.D. Candidate (2007 – Current)
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Supervisor: Craig Fraser.
Advisors: Chen-Pang Yeang, Joseph Berkovitz.
Dissertation: “The Roots of Transcendental Numbers: A Historical Perspective on the Development of Transcendental Number Theory 1737 – 1844.”
M.A. (2007)
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Advisor: Craig Fraser.
B.Sc. Honours (2006, First-Class Standing)
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Mathematics Integrated with Computers and Applications.
Selected Publications
Petrie, Bruce J. Forthcoming. “Review: Raymond Flood, Adrian Rice, and Robin Wilson (eds.), Mathematics in Victorian Britain.” The Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics Bulletin.
Petrie, Bruce J. 2012. “Leonhard Euler’s Use and Understanding of Mathematical Transcendence.” Historia Mathematica 39 (3): 280-291.
Petrie, Bruce J. 2012. “Leonhard Euler’s Use and Understanding of Mathematical Transcendence.” Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics 23: 241-250.
Petrie, Bruce J. 2010. “Review: William Sims Bainbridge, The Warcraft Civilization: Social Science in a Virtual World.” Spontaneous Generations 4(1): 270-272.
Petrie, Bruce J. 2009. “Euler, Lambert, and the Irrationality of e and π.” Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics 22: 104-119.
Selected Academic Presentations
2012. (Invited). “Strategies of Knowing in 18th and 19th Century Analysis.” Cultures in Mathematics Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2012. (Invited). “Paradigms, Mathematics, and Education.” 2012 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
2011. (Invited). “Properly Understanding Lambert’s Memoire.” Canadian Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2011. “Following Your Gut and Following the Rules: The Function of Intuition and Algorithm in 18th Century Analysis.” Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2011. “Following Your Gut and Following the Rules: The Function of Intuition and Algorithm in 18th Century Analysis.” The 5th Joint Conference of the British Society for the History of Mathematics and the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, Dublin, Ireland.
2011. (Invited). “Johann Heinrich Lambert’s Use and Understanding of Mathematical Transcendence.” 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
2010. “Leonhard Euler’s Use and Understanding of Mathematical Transcendence.” Euler 2010: The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Euler Society, Garden City, New York, United States of America.
2010. “Leonhard Euler’s Use and Understanding of Mathematical Transcendence.” Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2009. “Historical Methods of Approximating π.” Toronto District School Board Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2009. “Euler, Lambert and the Irrationality of e and π.” E2K+9: The Eight Annual Meeting of the Euler Society, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America.
2009. “Euler, Lambert and the Irrationality of e and π.” Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
2006. “Transcendental Numbers and the Solution of a 2000 year old Problem.” Undergraduate Honours Project Defence, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
2005. “The History and Influence of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier on Mathematical Analysis.” MATH 3P03 Class Presentation, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Refereeing
Journal: Science and Education
Selected Grants and Awards
2011 – 2012 University of Toronto Doctoral Completion Award – Total Value $18041.
2008 – 2011 Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) – Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral – Total Value $105000.
2007 – 2008 Ontario Graduate Scholarship – Total Value $15000.
2006 – 2007 University of Toronto Fellowship – Total Value $25043.
2006 Brock University Undergraduate Student Research Award – Total Value $3250.
2004 Leroy Langdon Richardson Bursary – Total Value $466.
2003 Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation – National In-Course Excellence Award – Total Value $4000.
2003 Ian D. Beddis Family Scholarship – Total Value $1300.
2000 Aiming for the Top Tuition Scholarship – Total Value $3500.
2000 Ontario Scholar.
2000 West Lincoln Chamber of Commerce 2000 Junior Merit Award.
2000 West Lincoln’s Grape & Wine Ambassador.
1999 Grimsby Secondary School Certificate of Academic Achievement for Academic Merit – 90% or above.
Teaching Experience
Course Instructor
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MAT/HPS 391 (Winter 2012): History of Mathematics After 1700.
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
MATH 1P12 (Summer 2006): Introductory Linear Algebra.
Guest Lecturer
IHPST, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HPS 211 (2010): Scientific Revolutions II.
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
MATH 4P92 (2006): Topics in Number Theory and Cryptography.
MATH 2P04 (2005): Basic Concepts of Analysis.
Teaching Assistant
IHPST, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2006-Current)
MAT/HPS 390: History of Mathematics to 1700.
MAT/HPS 391: History of Mathematics from 1700.
HPS 210: Scientific Revolutions I.
HPS 211: Scientific Revolutions II.
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (2001-2006)
MATH 3P92: Great Moments in Mathematics I.
MATH 2F40: Mathematics Integrated with Computers and Applications II.
MATH 1P40: Mathematics Integrated with Computers and Applications I.
MATH 1P12: Introductory Linear Algebra.
MATH 1P01: Calculus Concepts 1.
MATH 1P02: Calculus Concepts 2.
MATH 1P97: Differential and Integral Methods.
MATH 1P98: Basic Statistical Methods.
Professional Affiliations
2009 – Current: Member of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
2009 – Current: Member of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science.
2009 – 2011: Member of The Euler Society.
2006 – Current: Member & Elected Official (Webmaster, Alumni Officer: 2008 – 2009) of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Union.