Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Arthur Stroud


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The result was Keep per WP:SK, clear consensus and nominator withdrew as article has been greatly improved (NAC).  American Eagle  ( talk ) 00:13, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Kenneth Arthur Stroud

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Non-notable author. Google searches return no reliable sources. Neither do Google News Archive searches. Cunard (talk) 21:35, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep . I can't find any evidence that he did anything as a research mathematician (MathSciNet lists only one of his textbooks) but the textbook authorship may be enough for WP:PROF #4. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:34, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per this reference from Times Higher Education which credits him as an innovator in "programmed learning" and calls his textbook "one of the most successful mathematics textbooks ever published." He also seems to be a pioneer in using learning outcomes, now ubiquitous in engineering education and spreading to other areas as well. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:56, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
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 * Keep. The source linked by David Eppstein above puts notability beyond doubt. Phil Bridger (talk) 23:07, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn/Keep David Eppstein's expansion of the article proves that Stroud is notable. Nice save! Cunard (talk) 06:02, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
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