mathematics

Péter Kiss (mathematician)

Péter Kiss (mathematician) is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Péter Kiss (mathematician) rather than just read about it. In short: Péter Kiss ((1937-03-05)March 5, 1937 – (2002-03-05)March 5, 2002) was a Hungarian mathematician, Doctor of Mathematics, and professor of mathematics at Eszterházy Károly College, who specialized in number theory. In 1992 he won the Albert Szent-Györgyi Prize for his achievements.

Key takeaways

Péter Kiss (mathematician) belongs to mathematics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Péter Kiss (mathematician) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Péter Kiss (mathematician) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Péter Kiss ((1937-03-05)March 5, 1937 – (2002-03-05)March 5, 2002) was a Hungarian mathematician, Doctor of Mathematics, and professor of mathematics at Eszterházy Károly College, who specialized in number theory. In 1992 he won the Albert Szent-Györgyi Prize for his achievements.

Life He was born in Nagyréde, Hungary, in 1937. He majored in Mathematics and Physics from Eötvös Loránd University. After graduation, he taught mathematics at Gárdonyi Géza Secondary School in Eger. In 1971 he was appointed to Teacher's College, and in 1972 he began teaching at the Department of Mathematics of Eszterházy Károly University. He earned the Doctorate of Mathematics degree from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1999. He was the doctoral advisor for mathematicians like Ferenc Mátyás, Sándor Molnár, Béla Zay, Kálman Liptai, László Szalay. He also assisted other colleagues like Bui Minh Phong, Lászlo Gerőcs, and Pham Van Chung, in the writing of their dissertations. He was a member of the János Bolyai Mathematical Society, where he held different positions. Many of his academic papers have been published in the zbMATH database in the Periodica Mathematica Hungarica, in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A, in Mathematics of Computation, in the Fibonacci Quarterly, and in the American Mathematical Society journals.

Academic papers Zuzana Galikova; Bela Laszlo; Péter Kiss (2002). "Remarks On Uniform Density Of Sets Of Integers". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Péter Kiss; Ferenc Mátyás (2001). "Perfect powers from the sums of terms of linear recurrences". Periodica Mathematica Hungarica. 42 (1): 163–168. doi:10.1023/A:1015209026474. S2CID 35863292. Péter Kiss; Zs. Sinka (1991). "On the ratios of the terms of second order linear recurrences". Periodica Mathematica Hungarica. 23 (2): 139–143. doi:10.1007/BF02280665. S2CID 123065838. Péter Kiss; Robert F. Tichy (1989). "A discrepancy problem with applications to linear recurrences, I". Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A. 65 (1989): 135–138. doi:10.3792/pjaa.65.135. Péter Kiss; Robert F. Tichy (1989). "A discrepancy problem with applications to linear recurrences, II". Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A. 65 (1989): 191–194. doi:10.3792/pjaa.65.191. P. Kiss; F. Mátyás (1989). "An asymptotic formula for". Journal of Number Theory. 31 (3): 255–259. doi:10.1016/0022-314X(89)90072-3. Péter Kiss; Bui Minh Phong (1987). "On a Problem of A. Rotkiewicz". Mathematics of Computation. 48 (178): 751. doi:10.2307/2007841. JSTOR 2007841. P. Kiss; R. F. Tichy (1987). "On uniform distribution of sequences". Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A. 63 (1987): 205–207. doi:10.3792/pjaa.63.205. P Kiss; R Tichy (1986). "Distribution of the ratios of the terms of a second order linear recurrence". Indagationes Mathematicae (Proceedings). 89 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1016/1385-7258(86)90008-9. P. Kiss (1982). "On common terms of linear recurrences". Acta Mathematica Hungarica. 40 (1): 119–123. doi:10.1007/BF01897310. Bui Minh Phong; Péter Kiss (2003). "On Additive Functions Satisfying Congruence Properties". Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis, Sectio Mathematicae. 30: 123–132. Péter Kiss (2001). "On A Simultaneous Approximation Problem Concerning Binary Recurrences". Acta Mathematica Academiae Paedagogicae Nyíregyháziensis. 17 (2): 71–76. Péter Kiss; J. P. Jones (1993). "On Points Whose Coordinates Are Terms Of A Linear Recurrence". Fibonacci Quarterly. 31 (3): 239. doi:10.1080/00150517.1993.12429285. Kiss, P.; Phong, B.M. (1987). "On a problem of A. Rotkiewicz". Mathematics of Computation. 48 (178). AMS: 751–755. doi:10.2307/2007841. JSTOR 2007841.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Péter Kiss (mathematician)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Péter Kiss (mathematician) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Péter Kiss (mathematician) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Péter Kiss (mathematician) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Péter Kiss (mathematician)

In research: Péter Kiss (mathematician) appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Péter Kiss (mathematician) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Péter Kiss (mathematician) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1937 births, 2002 deaths, 20th-century Hungarian mathematicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Péter Kiss (mathematician) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Péter Kiss (mathematician)” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Péter Kiss (mathematician) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Péter Kiss (mathematician) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Péter Kiss (mathematician) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Péter Kiss (mathematician) in simple terms?

Why does Péter Kiss (mathematician) matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Péter Kiss (mathematician)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Péter Kiss (mathematician).