Brad Osgood is a Professor in the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering, and, by courtesy, faculty in the Graduate School of Education. Dr. Osgood is affiliated faculty with the Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering (ICME) and in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.[1][2][3]

Brad Osgood
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Scientific career
Fieldsmultivariable calculus, signal processing

Education

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Brad Osgood completed his PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1980.[4] He joined the Stanford faculty in 1985.[5]

Research and academic career

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Dr. Osgood's research interests include math, technology and education. Areas of specialization are complex analysis, differential geometry and signal processing.[6][5] He is the author or co-author of several textbooks on calculus, applied calculus, and multivariable calculus.

Professor Osgood has worked to place STEM topics in front of a broader audience and elevate their accessibility. Serving as Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the School of Engineering, (2000-2019) and on the Senate of the Academic Council (since 2012) to re-structure STEM curriculum to encourage non-technical students to explore new areas.[7][8][9][5]

Awards and honors

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  • 2014, Robert Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program[10]
  • 1991, ASSU Teaching Award for classes with more than 30 students.[11]

Books

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  • Osgood, B., "Lectures on the Fourier Transform and Its Applications", American Mathematical Society, 2019. (ISBN 1470441918)
  • Osgood, B., et al., "Applied Calculus", John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2006. (ISBN 1118174925)
  • Osgood, B., Gleason, A., Hallett, D. H., "Calculus", John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005.
  • Osgood, B., et al., "Single and Multivariable Calculus", John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005. (ISBN 1119444195)
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