Clement John Tranter, (16 August 1909 – 27 October 1991) was a British mathematics professor, researcher and the author of several key academic

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s. Born in 1909 into a family of scientists, he served as a captain in the

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, before receiving his

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from the

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and later becoming professor of mathematical physics at the

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. His published works became popular in schools during the 1970s and were the standard textbooks used by

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students for several years; they are still used in Far Eastern schools today. He was made

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and died of a sudden heart attack at his home in

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, close to

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. He was survived by his wife Joan, who later died on 6 December 2008.

Published works

* ''Advanced Level Pure Mathematics'', 1953. * ''Techniques of Mathematical Analysis'', 1957. * ''Integral Transforms in Mathematical Physics'', 1959. (translated to Spanish) * ''Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists'', 1961. * ''Mathematics For Sixth Form Scientists'', 1964. * ''Bessel Functions with some Physical Applications'', 1969.

References

* L.W. Longdon & D.C. Stocks (1994) "Clement John Tranter",

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