Mathematics -- Study and teaching
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Mathematics, Yale University, records
Collection
Call Number: RU 710
Overview:
The records consist of correspondence, personnel files, subject files, memoranda, and reports documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Mathematics. Topics include administration and finance, curriculum planning, faculty appointments, personnel, fellowships, and admissions.
Dates:
1931-1973
Josiah Willard Gibbs papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175
Overview:
The collection consists of the papers of Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903), which include correspondence, scientific papers, lecture notes taken by one of Gibbs' students, photographs, scientific illustrations, and honors and awards, as well as correspondence of his father, J. Willard Gibbs (1790-1861).
Dates:
1811-1947, bulk 1863-1903
Mathematics exercise book, 1817
Item — 3: Series 2, Folder: 21
Call Number: MSS 6, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Contains exercises in mathematics, in pen and black ink, done when Henry Pease was nine or ten years old. Multiplication and division exercises are accompanied by prose descriptions of the various sorts of mathematical methods. There is no indication of the name of Henry’s school or instructor.
Dates:
1817
Mathematics exercise book, 1839
Item — 3: Series 2, Folder: 18
Call Number: MSS 6, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Title page is inscribed "Emma Pease, Darlington, 1839" in an elaborate calligraphic hand. Exercises are written in pen and black ink throughout. It contains dozens of mathematical exercises, primarily in practical topics, such as "Addition of Money, Weights, and Measures," "Ale or Beer Measure," "Land Measure." The practical problems may have been meant to give a child a more concrete grasp of the application of mathematics, or perhaps they were meant to prepare a young female student for...
Dates:
1839
Mathematics exercise book, 1841
Item — 3: Series 2, Folder: 19
Call Number: MSS 6, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Inscribed "Emma Gurney Pease Darlington, 3rd Mo. 8th 1841." It continues the practical or topical mathematical exercises of her 1839 schoolbook. All writing is in pen and black ink. Each problem is labeled in a child's calligraphic hand, showing that Emma took pride in the appearance of her schoolbook, and that these exercises afforded her further opportunity to practice her handwriting. Exercises in this schoolbook include financial transactions and topics, such as "Stocks," "Brokerage," and...
Dates:
1841
Abraham Robinson papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 826
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence and writings which document Abraham Robinson's professional life and work. Draft and printed copies of Robinson's books and papers comprise the bulk of the papers. Student memorabilia, diaries, and biographical material are also included in the papers.
Dates:
1918-1988
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Abraham Robinson papers
Joshua Irving Tracey papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 503
Overview:
Lectures, lecture notes and examinations dating from Tracey's teaching at Yale University.
Dates:
1913-1951
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Joshua Irving Tracey papers