A Guide to the David Henderson Papers, 1900, 1961-1964


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Henderson, David W., 1939-
	Title	David Henderson Papers
	Dates:	1900, 1961-1964
	Abstract	This collection consists of the mathematics course notes taken by David Henderson while a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ca. 1961-1964.
	Accession No.	2000-143
	Extent	1 ft., 3in.
	Language	English.
	Repository	Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Henderson completed his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964 under the direction of R. H. Bing, and went on to teach at Cornell University. His research interests include geometric topology and mathematics education.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the mathematics course notes taken by David Henderson while a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ca. 1961-1964. Most of the courses were in topology. Also includes one photograph (electronic printout) of a wedding group, ca. 1900 with connections to American mathematics.

Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics

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Index Terms

	Subjects
		Bing, R.H.
		Henderson, David W., 1939-
		University of Wisconsin-Madision. Mathematics Dept.
		Lecture notes.
		Topology.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: David Henderson Papers, 1900, 1961-1964, Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Detailed Description of the Collection

Course notes as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin:

Box

Volume 1, Math 218, "Introduction to Topology," Professor Edward Fadell, Fall 1961; Math 218, "Introduction to Topology," Professor R. H. Bing, Spring 1962

Volume 2, Math 220, " Analytic Functions," Professor Walter Rudin, Fall 1961

Volume 3, "Algebraic Topology," Professor Kwun, Summer 1962

Volume 4, Math 261, "Modern Algebra," Professor Hans Schneider, Fall 1962 and Spring 1963

Volume 5, "Point Set Topology," Professor Henry Edwards, Fall 1962; "Decomposition Spaces," Professor R. H. Bing, Spring 1964; "Dimension Theory for Normal Spaces," Professor Ralph J. Bean, Spring 1963

Volume 6, "Homology, Homotopy," Professor Edward Fadell, Fall 1962 and Spring 1963; "Fiber Spaces," Professor Edward Fadell, undated

Volume 7, "Algebraic Topology of the Classical Group," Professor Sufian Husseini, Spring 1963; "Differential Manifolds," Professor Sufian Husseini, Fall 1963

Volume 8, Math 224, "Advanced Topics in Topology," Professors R. H. Bing and Leonard Gillman, Summer 1963 and Fall 1963

Volume 9, Math 753, "Theory of Retracts," Professor Karol Borsuk, Fall 1963

Box

Photograph (electronic copy) of wedding group, [see holding record for identification of individuals], ca. 1900