Morris Weisfeld papers, undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Weisfeld, Morris, 1925-
- Abstract:
- Morris Weisfeld was a professor in the Mathematics Department at Duke University. His collection contains three booklets of teaching materials.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
3 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.29.02.0111
- University Archives Record Group:
- 29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains three bound booklets of outlines and lessons for courses on Modern Algebra, Elementary Topology and Wave Equations.
- Biographical / historical:
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Morris Weisfeld received his B.S. from Brooklyn College in 1949, his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University in 1951 and 1954, respectively. He taught mathematics at the University of Chicago, the University of Southern California, University of California at Berkeley and Harvey Mudd College before joining the Duke faculty in 1967 where he taught sophomore calculus and applied mathematical analysis. His research focused on the structure theory of rings and computational mathematics. He served as the managing editor of the Duke Mathematical Journal during the early 1970s.
- Acquisition information:
- The Morris Weisfeld Papers, undated were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 2005.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jessica Wood, October 2006
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, November 2006
Accession A2005-80 is described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Morris Weisfeld Papers, undated , Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.