Dr. Elisha Peterson

How to Find Me

Name
Elisha Peterson
Office
Thayer 252
Phone
938-5649
Email
ude.amsu|nosretep.ahsile#ude.amsu|nosretep.ahsile
Website
http://www.dean.usma.edu/departments/math/people/Peterson/

About Me

Hometown, State
Oakhurst, California
My favorite math class as an undergraduate was
topology!
My favorite number is
phi=1.618...
I was a math major because
I loved solving problems
You wouldn't know it by looking at me, but
my brother and sister were both born outside the United States.
In my free time, I like to
spend time with my wife Jenni and son Micah (and occasionally edit stuff on Wikipedia).
My favorite website is
http://www.mapmyrun.com
Favorite quote
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of" — Blaise Pascal

Background and Family

Family
wife Jenni, son Micah (1 year old)
Hobbies and Interests
running, triathlons, hiking/outdoors, photography, Java programming, math technologies
Pets
two small dogs (William & Tucker) and two robots (Roger & Rufus)
Background
I was born in Ashland, Oregon and raised in California, primarily in Oakhurst which is right outside Yosemite National Park.
Education
I was an undergraduate at Harvey Mudd College, and attended graduate school at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford and the University of Maryland.
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