# Tim Chartier

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{{Short description|American mathematician (born 1969)}}
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'''Timothy P. Chartier''' (born 1969)<ref>Birth year from [https://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-chartier,%20tim%20p$1969/ WorldCat Identities], retrieved 2021-10-16</ref> is an American mathematician known for his expertise in [sports analytics](/source/sports_analytics) and [bracketology](/source/bracketology),<ref>{{citation|newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/sports/ncaabasketball/mathematician-and-matildas-humbled-by-coin-flips.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401003256/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/sports/ncaabasketball/mathematician-and-matildas-humbled-by-coin-flips.html|archive-date=2014-04-01|title=Mathematician and Matildas Humbled by Coin Flips|first=Joe|last=Drape|date=March 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/2016/03/01/march-math-ness|title=March Math-ness: Tim Chartier shines during the NCAA Division I College Basketball Tournament, AKA March Madness: He's one of the nation's top bracketologists|magazine=Coloradan Alumni Magazine|first=Robert|last=Strauss|date=March 1, 2016|publisher=University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{citation|magazine=Smithsonian|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mathmatical-madness-behind-perfect-ncaa-basketball-bracket-180971763/|title=The Mathematical Madness Behind a Perfect N.C.A.A. Basketball Bracket|first=Jay|last=Bennett|date=March 21, 2019}}</ref> for his [popular mathematics](/source/popular_mathematics) books, and for the "mime-matics" shows combining [mime](/source/mime) and mathematics that he and his wife Tanya have staged.<ref>{{citation|newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/smallbusiness/performing-math-and-mime-for-fun-and-profit.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001081414/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/smallbusiness/performing-math-and-mime-for-fun-and-profit.html|archive-date=2021-10-01|title=Performing Math and Mime, for Fun and Profit|first=Robert|last=Strauss|date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>

He is Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at [Davidson College](/source/Davidson_College).<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.davidson.edu/people/tim-chartier|title=Tim Chartier|publisher=Davidson College|access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref> The [National Museum of Mathematics](/source/National_Museum_of_Mathematics) announced him as 2022-23 Distinguished Visiting Professor for the Public Dissemination of Mathematics, in June 2021.

==Education and career==
Chartier majored in applied mathematics at [Western Michigan University](/source/Western_Michigan_University), graduating in 1993, and stayed at Western Michigan for a master's degree in computational mathematics in 1996.<ref name=wmu>{{citation|url=https://wmualumni.org/stories/alumni-news/mime-matics|title=Mime-Matics|publisher=WMU Alumni Association|work=Stories & News|access-date=2021-10-14}}</ref> He completed a PhD at the [University of Colorado Boulder](/source/University_of_Colorado_Boulder) in 2001, with the dissertation ''Algebraic Multigrid Based on Element Interpolation (AMGe) and Spectral AMGe'' supervised by Steve McCormick.<ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=53368}}</ref> He has also studied [mime](/source/mime), at the Centre du Silence in Colorado, at the [Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre](/source/Dell'Arte_International_School_of_Physical_Theatre) in California, and with [Marcel Marceau](/source/Marcel_Marceau).<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.artpublikamag.com/post/interview-with-the-mathematical-mime-tim-chartier-proof-that-math-and-performance-art-add-up|title=Interview With the Mathematical Mime Tim Chartier: Proof that math and performance art add up|first=Liz|last=Publica|magazine=Art Publika Magazine|date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

After postdoctoral research at the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington), he joined the Davidson College faculty in 2003.<ref name=wmu/> As well as his academic work, he is also a frequent consultant on sports analytics for [ESPN](/source/ESPN), [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR), the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association), and other groups.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.maa.org/about-maa/governance/Tim-Chartier|title=Tim Chartier|publisher=Mathematical Association of America|work=Governance|access-date=2021-10-15}}</ref>

==Books==
Chartier is the author of ''Math Bytes: Google Bombs, Chocolate-Covered Pi, and Other Cool Bits in Computing'' (2014),<ref>Reviews of ''Math Bytes'': John Tucker Bane
, ''SIGACT News'', {{doi|10.1145/2852040.2852045}}; Alexander Bogomolny, ''Cut the knot'', [https://www.cut-the-knot.org/books/Reviews/MathByte.shtml]; Adhemar Bultheel, ''EMS Reviews'', [https://euro-math-soc.eu/review/math-bytes-google-bombs-chocolate-covered-pi-and-other-cool-bits-computing]; Brie Finegold, ''Math Horizons'', [http://digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/article/The+Bookshelf/1955676/249983/article.html]; Mark Hunacek, ''MAA Reviews'', [https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/math-bytes-google-bombs-chocolate-covered-pi-and-other-cool-bits-in-computing]; Martin Jones, ''Mathematics in School'', {{JSTOR|24767733}}; Alasdair McAndrew, ''Australian Mathematical Society Gazette'', [https://austms.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Gazette/2016/Nov16/43(5)Web.pdf]; Ilia Nouretdinov, {{MR|3183704}}; Anne Quinn, ''The Mathematics Teacher'', {{doi|10.5951/mathteacher.109.3.0236}}, {{JSTOR|10.5951/mathteacher.109.3.0236}}; Robert Schaefer, ''New York Journal of Books'', [https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/math-bytes-google-bombs]; Rachael Skyner, ''Science'', {{JSTOR|24917414}}; Vincent Ting, ''The Mathematical Gazette'', {{doi|10.1017/mag.2017.158}}</ref> which won the [Euler Book Prize](/source/Euler_Book_Prize) in 2020,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.maa.org/programs-and-communities/member-communities/maa-awards/writing-awards/euler-book-prize |title=Euler Book Prize |publisher=[Mathematical Association of America](/source/Mathematical_Association_of_America) |work=MAA Awards}}</ref> and of ''When Life is Linear: From Computer Graphics to Bracketology'' (2015),<ref>Reviews of ''When Life is Linear'': Christopher S. Brownell, ''The Mathematics Teacher'', {{doi|10.5951/mathteacher.109.9.0717}}, {{JSTOR|10.5951/mathteacher.109.9.0717}} Mark Hunacek, ''MAA Reviews'', [https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/when-life-is-linear-from-computer-graphics-to-bracketology]; Dieter Riebesehl, {{zbl|1309.15003}}</ref> which won the [Beckenbach Book Prize](/source/Beckenbach_Book_Prize) in 2017.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.maa.org/programs-and-communities/member-communities/maa-awards/writing-awards/beckenbach-book-prize |title=Beckenbach Book Prize |publisher=[Mathematical Association of America](/source/Mathematical_Association_of_America) |work=MAA Awards}}</ref>

He is also the author of ''X Games In Mathematics: Sports Training That Counts!'' (2020) and the coauthor, with [Anne Greenbaum](/source/Anne_Greenbaum), of ''Numerical Methods: Design, Analysis, and Computer Implementation of Algorithms'' (2012).<ref>Reviews of ''Numerical Methods'': Octavian Pastravanu, {{zbl|1247.65001}}; William J. Satzer, ''MAA Reviews'', [https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/numerical-methods-design-analysis-and-computer-implementation-of-algorithms]</ref>

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