William G. Chinn Papers 1955-1995

United States Commission on Mathematical Instruction

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School Mathematics Study Group

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The School Mathematics Study Group created and implemented a primary and secondary school curriculum between 1958 and 1977 which was widely known as "new math". It was directed by Edward G. Begle (1914-1978). From the description of School Mathematics Study Group Records, 1958-1977. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19479321 Directed by Edward G. Begle (1914-1978), the School Mathematics Study Group created and implemented a primary and secondary school cu...

Alder, Henry L.

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Begle, Edward G. (Edward Griffith), 1914-1978

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Lax, Anneli

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Chinn, William G.

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William G. Chinn (1919-2004) was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He received his A.B. in Mathematics in 1941, and his M.A. in 1956, both from the University of California, Berkeley. After WWII, he received his teaching credential (U.C. Berkeley, 1947). ). Chinn began working as a teacher for the San Francisco public school system at both the junior and senior high levels in 1947, and would continue to do so until 1965. In 1966, Chinn took a post as an instr...

Mathematical association of America

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The Association was founded in 1915. From the description of Records 1916- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80094810 The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) was founded in 1916 at a meeting of 104 interested persons at the University of Missouri. It is one of the largest professional organizations in the field of mathematics with 27,000 members. The mission of the MAA is to "to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level...

Steenrod, Norman Earl, 1910-1971

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Norman Earl Steenrod (1910-1971) was an algebraic topologist at Princeton University. From the description of Steenrod, Norman Earl, Papers, 1911, 1948-1970. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19484896 Norman Earl Steenrod (1910-1971) was a central figure in the post World War II development of algebraic topology. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 22, 1910, Steenrod attended college at Miami University and the University of Michigan (A.B., 1932). ...

Chinn, William G., 1919-2004

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William G. Chinn (1919-2004) was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He received his A.B. in Mathematics in 1941, and his M.A. in 1956, both from the University of California, Berkeley. Between completing his bachelor’s degree and beginning his master’s, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as an aide to General Eugene Lowry Eubank and as a meteorologist. After WWII, he received his teaching credential (U.C. Berkeley, 1947). Chinn began working as a teacher fo...