MenuInventory of the Morris Weisfeld Papers, undated
Abstract
Morris Weisfeld was a professor in the Mathematics Department at Duke University.
His collection contains three booklets of teaching materials.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Weisfeld, Morris, 1925-.
- Title
- Morris Weisfeld Papers, undated
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear Feet, 3 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Contains three bound booklets of outlines and lessons for courses on Modern Algebra, Elementary Topology and Wave Equations.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Historical Note
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.
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Related Material
- Duke Mathematical Journal Records, 1937-1980. (University Archives. Duke University. )
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Morris Weisfeld Papers, undated , University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Morris Weisfeld Papers, undated were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, October 2006
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, November 2006
Accession A2005-80 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.