Tom M. Apostol Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 22 bankers boxes, packed from his office. 3 smaller boxes packed from Apostol's home. Includes papers and slides, digital files and recording of Project Mathematics episodes. Unprocessed.
Inventory of boxes from Apostol's office at Caltech: Box 1: DVD, books for Project Mathematics!, miscellaneous photos (Erdos, Mathematicians) cards and correspondence. Box 2: NIST(National Institute of Standards and Technology). Box 3: NIST. Box 4: Project Mathematics papers and miscellaneous papers. Box 5: Project Mathematics papers and miscellaneous papers. Box 6: Awards. Box 7: Awards. Box 8: Teaching lecture notes 1970s, chapter drafts for New Horizons in Geometry Box 9: Class notes. Box 10: Journal articles. Box 11: Journal articles. Box 12: Reprints of Articles of others and resources (Morgan Ward, G.H. Hardy). Box 13: Project Mathematics!; modules. Box 14: Project Mathematics!; modules. Box 15: Correspondence; publishing. Box 16: Project Mathematics!; general information. Box 17: Project Mathematics!; Trademarks, non-US. Box 18: Fan mail and other correspondence (Project Mathematics publishing) Box 19: Project Mathematics!; purchase orders. Box 20: Content of computer desk. Box 21: Content of computer desk. Box 22: Lecture notes, scientific papers, book chapter notes. From Home: Box 1a: Slides & photos Box 1b: Project Mathematics paperwork, correspondence. Box 1c: slides and photos
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1980s-2000
Creator
- Apostol, Tom M. (Mathematician) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Tom M. Apostol professor of mathematics, author of the two volume textbook, "Calculus," and creator, director, and producer of the award-winning series, Project MATHEMATICS!
Extent
23 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Tom M. Apostol Papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections Repository
1200 East California Blvd.
MC B215-74
Pasadena California 91125 United States of America
(626) 395-2704
archives@caltech.edu