Titu Andreescu

Dr. Titu Andreescu is an associate professor of mathematics in the Science and Mathematics Education department at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Much of his career has been devoted to competition math, an efficient medium for teaching creative problem-solving for a wide-range of math topics. With over 30 years of experience teaching, coaching, and mentoring the brightest mathematical minds of our age, Dr. Andreescu's books are essential for every math enthusiast's library. Here are just a few highlights from his distinguished career:

-Authored, co-authored, and edited more than 40 math books and publications

-Head coach and leader of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) for 8 years

-Director of the Mathematical Association of American (MAA) American Mathematics -Competitions for 5 years

-Has contributed hundreds of problems to various math competitions including and up to the IMO

-Co-founder of the Purple Comet! Math Meet, the first international team based math competition, http://www.purplecomet.org/

-Founder and Director of AwesomeMath, an organization that provides enriching experiences in mathematics to intellectually curious learners, https://www.awesomemath.org/