Difference between revisions of "Church Teachers College. Dept. of Mathematics"

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==Associated Units==
 
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College]] ([[date::1904]]-[[date::1909]])
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. College. Dept. of Mathematics]] ([[date::1909]])
 
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. College. Dept. of Mathematics]] ([[date::1909]])

Revision as of 15:51, 8 June 2009

After Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah became an university, academics were separated into three areas, the College, the Normal School and the High School. The Department of Mathematics was organized in 1904 under the College. While the College was renamed the Church Teachers College in 1909, the Department of Mathematics retained its name.

Description

Established: 1909

Abolished: 1904

Location: Provo, Utah (1904-1909)

Functions

The Department of Mathematics was responsible for the teaching of courses in Algebra and Higher Mathematics.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of Mathematics was part of the Church Teachers College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University. William F. Ward served as department chair from 1909 to 1911 and 1912 to 1913, with Chester Snow from 1911-1912. Andrew S. Gibbons served as department chair from 1913 to 1914, Harvey Fletcher served from 1914 to 1916, and Carl F. Eyring served from 1916 to 1929.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Church Teachers College (1909-1919)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. College. Dept. of Mathematics (1909)

Later unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of Mathematics and Physics (1919)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1909-1910: p. 18 (Part of the College), p. 32 (Department of Mathematics; courses offered)

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1904-1905: p. 46 (Department of Mathematics)

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1919-1920: p. 92 (Department of Mathematics and Physics)

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 4, p. 503 (department chairmen: William F. Ward, 1907-1910, 1912-1913; Chester Snow, 1911-1912; Andrew S. Gibbons, 1913-1914; Harvey Fletcher, 1914-1916; Carl F. Eyring, 1916-1929)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00030

Creator: UPB