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Brigham Young University. Department of Mathematics

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1921-

Administrative History

The Department of Mathematics (1921- ) is responsible for teaching courses related to mathematics at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Mathematics was formed in 1921 in the College of Arts and Sciences as part of a division of the earlier Department of Mathematics and Physics. It was later transferred to the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences in 1954, and to the current College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1973. The department provides instruction in the field of mathematics. Chairs have included Carl F. Eyring (1921-1929, 1931-1937, 1939-1951), Milton Marshall (1929-1931, 1938, and 1953-1957), Harvey J. Fletcher (1958-1963), Kenneth J. Hillam (1964-1978), Peter A. Crawley (1978-1990), Donald W. Robinson (1990-1995), Peter W. Bates (1993-1995), Gerald M. Armstrong (1995-1998), Wayne W. Barrett (1998-2001), Lynn E. Garner (2001-2007), Tyler J. Jarvis (2007-2012), and Robin O. Roundy (2012- ).

Citation:
Department of Mathematics records, 1978-2006

BYU organizational history, via WWW, Sept. 13, 2013 (Department of Mathematics; est. 1921 in College of Arts and Sciences; previously known as Department of Mathematics and Physics; transferred to College of Physical and Engineering Sciences, 1954; transferred to College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1973; provided instruction in mathematics; chairs included Carl F. Eyring (1921-1929, 1931-1937, 1939-1951), Milton Marshall (1929-1931, 1938, and 1953-1957), Harvey J. Fletcher (1958-1963), Kenneth J. Hillam (1964-1978), Peter A. Crawley (1978-1990), Donald W. Robinson (1990-1995), Peter W. Bates (1993-1995), Gerald M. Armstrong (1995-1998), Wayne W. Barrett (1998-2001), Lynn E. Garner (2001-2007), Tyler J. Jarvis (2007-2012), and Robin O. Roundy (2012- ))

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University applied number theory news

 File — Volume 1
Identifier: UA 29
Scope and Contents

Newsletter containing progress reports, articles on computer systems, and the computation center, January 20, 1959 to March 6, 1961.

Dates: 1959-1961

Department of Mathematics chair records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 387
Scope and Contents

Contains papers, correspondence, notes, and photographs regarding teaching, research, and administration at Brigham Young University. The correspondence deals with various university matters.

Dates: 1948-1961

Department of Mathematics records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5397
Abstract

Collection of files from the Department of Mathematics including meeting minutes, correspondence, and financial records concerning scholarships and awards, audit report, faculty meetings, gifts and grants, and software licensing.

Dates: 1959-2006

History of the Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 1875-2012 / Lynn E. Garner, Gurcharan S. Gill, Jan E. Wynn

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233639027]
Identifier: UA 5647
Scope and Contents

Contains a history of the development of the Department of Mathematics from the estabishment of Brigham Young Academy until 2012.

Dates: Publication: 2013

Donald Wilford Robinson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6802
Scope and Contents Collection contains a certificate for the Karl G. Maeser award and sixteen (16) volumes of journals, documenting Donald Wilford Robinson’s mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the southern United States from 1948 to 1950. Donald records each day of his mission in great detail. He relates teaching appointments, street meetings, tracting experiences, scriptures he studied and his own testimony of the gospel. The journals begin with his account of graduation and...
Dates: 1948-1992

Donald Ray Snow papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1076
Scope and Contents

Contains newsletters, Internet instructions and updates, conference programs and notes from conferences that Dr. Snow attended and presented at, Programming Contest information, Honors Calculus, class notes including syllabi and lecture notes and overheads for each math class he taught, and other math supportive material such as songs, integration, and applied math information.

Dates: 1969-2000

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