Andrei Toom
Mathematician, Person
1942 –
Who is Andrei Toom?
Andrei Toom, also known as André Toom, is a Russian mathematician currently living in Brazil, famous for his early work in analysis of algorithms, cellular automata, probability theory and lifelong interest in mathematical education. Currently, Toom is a teacher of the statistics department at Federal University of Pernambuco.
Toom's English-language mathematics articles, published in journals such as the Journal of Statistical Physics, include "Non-Ergodic Multidimensional Systems of Automata," "Discrete Local Markov Systems," "On Critical Phenomena in Interacting Growth Systems," "Cellular Automata with Errors: Problems for Students of Probability," "Simple 1-Dimensional Systems with Super-Exponential Relaxation Time," "Tails in Harnesses," "On Percolation with Fibers or Layers," and "Non-Gibbsianness of the invariant measures of non-reversible cellular automata with totally asymmetric noise".
His English-language articles on education include "A Russian Teacher in America," "From Russia with Math," "How I Teach Word Problems," "Word problems: Applications vs.
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