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Department of Mathematics: records

 Record Group
Identifier: A03.19

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Scope and Content

The Math Department records contain materials from the National Science Foundation Summer and Annuals Institutes as well as general Department of Mathematics administrative records. The NSF Institute series includes reports and participant files from both the annual and summer institutes held at Bowdoin in the Maths Department along with experiments and examinations from the students. The Administrative series consists of material from the department itself, including course syllabi, curriculum, examinations, and other course materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1857 - 2017

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Mathematics Department at Bowdoin College strives to reflect a curriculum that shows math's practical applications as well as its beauty. It offers multiple interdisciplinary major with economics, computer science, and education to demonstrate the multiple applications of a mathematics background. A major includes of eight courses and the minor, four courses. Student research opportunities, independent study, and Honors are also offered to students interested in investigating a topic in greater depth.

Extent

16 Linear Feet (16 boxes; 1 oversize box.)

Language of Materials

English

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Department of Mathematics Records
Status
Completed
Author
Emma Barton-Norris
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/index.shtml
Contact:
3000 College Station
Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
(207) 725-3288

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