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Osler has won three national [[Amateur Athletic Union]] championships at 25&nbsp;km (1965), 30&nbsp;km and 50&nbsp;mi (1967).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hmrrc.com/View/PDFs/EventHistorys/natchamp.htm |title=United States Champions (with Local Connections)|access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm United States Championships (Men)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-25.</ref> Osler won the 1965 [[Philadelphia Marathon]], finishing the race in freezing-cold weather in a time of 2:34:07.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/145003396/ "Osler Captures Phila. Marathon"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 27, 1965. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Philadelphia - Tom Osler of the South Jersey Track Club, 25-year-old New York University graduate student from Camden, N.J., scored an easy victory in the Ruthrauff Marathon race yesterday through Fairmount Park. Osier braved sub-freezing temperatures and stiff winds to cover the 26 miles, 385 yards in two hours, 34 minutes and seven seconds."</ref> In the course of his career he has won races of nearly every length from one mile to 100 miles.{{cn|date=November 2020}}
Osler has won three national [[Amateur Athletic Union]] championships at 25&nbsp;km (1965), 30&nbsp;km and 50&nbsp;mi (1967).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hmrrc.com/View/PDFs/EventHistorys/natchamp.htm |title=United States Champions (with Local Connections)|access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm United States Championships (Men)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-25.</ref> Osler won the 1965 [[Philadelphia Marathon]], finishing the race in freezing-cold weather in a time of 2:34:07.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/145003396/ "Osler Captures Phila. Marathon"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 27, 1965. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Philadelphia - Tom Osler of the South Jersey Track Club, 25-year-old New York University graduate student from Camden, N.J., scored an easy victory in the Ruthrauff Marathon race yesterday through Fairmount Park. Osier braved sub-freezing temperatures and stiff winds to cover the 26 miles, 385 yards in two hours, 34 minutes and seven seconds."</ref> In the course of his career he has won races of nearly every length from one mile to 100 miles.{{cn|date=November 2020}}
[[File:Tom Osler at Fort Meade 50 mile track race (August 9 1975), later in race (solo profile shot).jpg|thumb|Tom Osler during 50-mile track race at Fort Meade in 1975]]


Osler was involved in the creation of the [[Road Runners Club of America]] with Olympian [[Browning Ross]]; together they were elected as co-secretaries in 1959<ref name="rrcahistory">{{cite web |title=History of Road Runners Club of America |url=https://www.rrca.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/rrca_detailed_history_from_handbook.pdf |publisher=Road Runners Club of America|accessdate=November 24, 2020}}</ref> and were among the four first official elected officers of the newly formed club.<ref>{{cite web |title=50th Anniversary Report|publisher=Road Runners Club of America |url=https://issuu.com/rrcaexecdir/docs/50th_anniversary_report_pt_1|accessdate=November 24, 2020}}</ref> He served on the Amateur Athletic Union Standards Committee in 1979.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Pertinent Trivia |journal=Measurement News |date=March 1988 |issue=88 |page=14 |url=https://runscore.com/coursemeasurement/MeasurementNews/088_98a.pdf}}</ref>
Osler was involved in the creation of the [[Road Runners Club of America]] with Olympian [[Browning Ross]]; together they were elected as co-secretaries in 1959<ref name="rrcahistory">{{cite web |title=History of Road Runners Club of America |url=https://www.rrca.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/rrca_detailed_history_from_handbook.pdf |publisher=Road Runners Club of America|accessdate=November 24, 2020}}</ref> and were among the four first official elected officers of the newly formed club.<ref>{{cite web |title=50th Anniversary Report|publisher=Road Runners Club of America |url=https://issuu.com/rrcaexecdir/docs/50th_anniversary_report_pt_1|accessdate=November 24, 2020}}</ref> He served on the Amateur Athletic Union Standards Committee in 1979.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Pertinent Trivia |journal=Measurement News |date=March 1988 |issue=88 |page=14 |url=https://runscore.com/coursemeasurement/MeasurementNews/088_98a.pdf}}</ref>

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Thomas Joseph Osler (born 1940) is an American mathematician, former national champion distance runner, and author.

Mathematics

In mathematics, Osler is known for his work on fractional calculus.[1][2][3]

Born in 1940 in Camden, New Jersey,[4] Osler graduated from Camden High School in 1957 and then studied physics at Drexel University, graduating in 1962.[5][6] He completed his PhD at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University,[7] in 1970. His dissertation, Leibniz Rule, the Chain Rule, and Taylor's Theorem for Fractional Derivatives, was supervised by Samuel Karp.[8] He taught at Saint Joseph's University and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[9] before joining the mathematics department at Rowan University in New Jersey in 1972;[10] he is a full professor at Rowan University.[7]

In 2009 the New Jersey Section of the Mathematical Association of America gave him their Distinguished Teaching Award.[11][12] A mathematics conference was held at Rowan University in honor of his 70th birthday in 2010.[9]

Running

Osler has won three national Amateur Athletic Union championships at 25 km (1965), 30 km and 50 mi (1967).[13][14] Osler won the 1965 Philadelphia Marathon, finishing the race in freezing-cold weather in a time of 2:34:07.[15] In the course of his career he has won races of nearly every length from one mile to 100 miles.[citation needed]

Tom Osler during 50-mile track race at Fort Meade in 1975

Osler was involved in the creation of the Road Runners Club of America with Olympian Browning Ross; together they were elected as co-secretaries in 1959[16] and were among the four first official elected officers of the newly formed club.[17] He served on the Amateur Athletic Union Standards Committee in 1979.[18]

In 1980, Osler was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Hall of fame.[16][19]

Running publications

Osler is the author of several books and booklets on running:

  • Guide to Long Distance Running (a 20 page booklet coauthored with Edward Dodd) was published in 1965 by the South Jersey Track Club.[20]
  • The Conditioning of Distance Runners (a 29-page booklet) was published in 1967 by the Long Distance Log.[4][6][20] It was reprinted in 1984–1985 in Runner's World magazine[21][22] and reprinted with a new foreword by Amby Burfoot in 2019.[23]
  • Serious Runner's Handbook: Answers to Hundreds of your Running Questions (187 pages) was published by World Publications in 1978.[24]
  • Ultramarathoning: The Next Challenge (299 pages, coauthored with Edward Dodd) was also published by World Publications, in 1979.[25]

Personal

Osler has been a resident of Glassboro, New Jersey.[11]

References

  1. ^ Yang, Xiao-Jun; Gao, Feng; Ju, Yang (2020). "Section 2.3: Osler fractional calculus". General Fractional Derivatives with Applications in Viscoelasticity. Academic Press. pp. 107–111. ISBN 9780128172094.
  2. ^ Almeida, Ricardo (2019). "Further properties of Osler's generalized fractional integrals and derivatives with respect to another function". The Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics. 49 (8): 2459–2493. doi:10.1216/RMJ-2019-49-8-2459. MR 4058333.
  3. ^ Nishimoto, Katsuyuki (1977). "Osler's cut and Nishimoto's cut". Journal of the College of Engineering of Nihon University, Series B. 18: 9–13. MR 0486359.
  4. ^ a b Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). ""Tom Osler"". Running Encyclopedia. Human Kinetics. ISBN 0736037349.
  5. ^ "It All Adds Up: Running, teaching and math". Rowan Today. Rowan University. September 16, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Englehart, Richard (September 2008). "Like a Cat Chases Mice". Marathon & Beyond.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  7. ^ a b "Tom Osler, PhD". Faculty and Staff. Rowan University Mathematics Department. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Thomas J. Osler at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  9. ^ a b "Oslerfest: Prominent mathematicians to pay tribute to legendary Rowan prof". Rowan Today. Rowan University. April 12, 2010.
  10. ^ "Osler honored for distinguished teaching by Mathematical Association of America". Rowan Today. Rowan University. April 17, 2009.
  11. ^ a b Shryock, Bob (May 7, 2009). "Running Man". South Jersey Times.
  12. ^ "New Jersey Section Archives". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "United States Champions (with Local Connections)". Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  14. ^ United States Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  15. ^ "Osler Captures Phila. Marathon", Asbury Park Press, December 27, 1965. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Philadelphia - Tom Osler of the South Jersey Track Club, 25-year-old New York University graduate student from Camden, N.J., scored an easy victory in the Ruthrauff Marathon race yesterday through Fairmount Park. Osier braved sub-freezing temperatures and stiff winds to cover the 26 miles, 385 yards in two hours, 34 minutes and seven seconds."
  16. ^ a b "History of Road Runners Club of America" (PDF). Road Runners Club of America. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  17. ^ "50th Anniversary Report". Road Runners Club of America. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  18. ^ "Pertinent Trivia" (PDF). Measurement News (88): 14. March 1988.
  19. ^ "Distance Running History". Road Runner's Club of America. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  20. ^ a b Morison, Ray Leon (June 1975). An Annotated Bibliography of Track and Field Books Published in the United States Between 1960–1974 (PDF) (Master's thesis). San Jose State University. pp. 23, 33 – via Education Resources Information Center.
  21. ^ Osler, Tom (December 1984). "The Conditioning of Distance Runners (part 1)". Runner's World: 52–57, 87.
  22. ^ Osler, Tom (January 1985). "The Conditioning of Distance Runners (part 2)". Runner's World: 44–47, 80.
  23. ^ Osler, Thomas J. (1967). The Conditioning of Distance Runners (2019 ed.). Y42K Publishing. ISBN 9781710036725.
  24. ^ Osler, Tom (1978). Serious Runner's Handbook: Answers to Hundreds of Your Running Questions. Mountain View, California, USA: World Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-89037-126-1. Briefly reviewed in "Books". The Marine Corps Gazette. 1978. pp. 57–60; see in particular p. 59.
  25. ^ Osler, Tom; Dodd, Ed (1979). Ultramarathoning: The Next Challenge. Mountain View, California, USA: World Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-89037-169-5. See also Edwards, Sally (September 1983). "Ultramarathoning—A Dying Sport". UltraRunning Magazine. The book Ultramarathoning by Tom Osler and Ed Dodd had a shelf life of about 2 years, with 6,000 copies printed before the publisher (World Publications) discontinued it.
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