Mathematics Department records, 1933-1994 (bulk 1933-1981).

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Mathematics Department records, 1933-1994 (bulk 1933-1981).

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The Mathematics Department Records document the teaching and research activities of the department and the involvement of Department Chair, W.E. Milne, in various campus organizations. The records include correspondence, reports, lecture notes, and publications. The correspondence consists of materials created or received by W.E. Milne in his role as department chair and as a member of several campus faculty groups and honor societies. Materials pertaining to graduate programs as well as a computation service offered by the department are included. The records include reports about early computers at Oregon State in the late 1950s and early 1960s; information about the undergraduate mathematics curriculum; lecture notes prepared by Bent E. Petersen and Aldo Anderotti in the mid-1970s; and publications. The publications include a weekly department department staff newsletter from the mid-1980s; the department's annual newsletter for alumni and friends of the department from the early 1990s; and a brochure on academic programs in actuarial science. A compilation of research papers written by high school students who participated in the 1962 Summer Institute in Mathematics, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, are also part of the records.

1 microfilm reel (20 feet).

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Milne, William Edmund, 1890-1971

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Mathematics Professor William Edmund (Ted) Milne headed the Mathematics Department at Oregon State College from 1932 until 1955. From the description of W.E. Milne collection, 1905-1981. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 137242958 Milne earned his Harvard AM in 1913 and his PhD in 1915. From the description of Chasles's theory of characteristics : [minor thesis in mathematics, 1912] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075049 From the d...

Oregon State College. Dept. of Mathematics.

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Oregon State College

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Oregon State University. Dept. of Mathematics.

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Mathematics was one of the four subjects taught at Corvallis College when it was founded in 1868. As the College's curriculum grew to include agriculture and engineering, mathematics expanded from its role as an element of traditional higher learning into a necessary tool for understanding science and technology. While the subject matter itself changed little, the focus of mathematics was now targeted to serve engineering. This remained its function until 1932 when the School of Science was esta...

Petersen, Bent E.

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