Anderson, Bruce A., 1939-1992

Bruce A. Anderson (1939-1992) was a professor of mathematics at Arizona State University from 1966 until his death in 1992. Anderson's research interests started out in topology and in the mid-1970s moved toward combinatorics, including perfect 1-factorizations, sequencing of finite groups, and Howell designs.

Bruce A. Anderson (1939-1992) was a professor of mathematics at Arizona State University from 1966 until his death in 1992. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in 1966 under the direction of Steve Armentrout, a student of University of Texas mathematics professor R. L. Moore. Anderson was greatly influenced by the "Moore Method" of teaching and learning, and utilized a modified-Moore method in his classes at Arizona State. Anderson's research interests started out in topology and in the mid-1970s moved toward combinatorics, including perfect 1-factorizations, sequencing of finite groups, and Howell designs. His style of mathematics was deeply geometric and his notes are filled with multi-colored diagrams that document his work on various problems. Anderson was known as a strong teacher and was recognized by the Golden Key National Honor Society in 1990 for his promotion of academic excellence through teaching.