urn:taro:utexas.cah.00487 A Guide to the E. W. Cheney Papers, 1933-2005 26 April 2006Encoded in XMetal 2 by Nikki Thomas according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Cheney, E. W. (Elliott Ward), 1929- E. W. Cheney Papers 1933-2005Materials are written in English. 2006-091 2 ft., 11 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Elliott Ward Cheney was a professor of mathematics at Iowa State University and the University of California Los Angeles before joining the Department of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin in 1964 where he taught until his retirement in the Spring of 2005. Correspondence, course notes, and lecture files make up the bulk of this collection. Biographical Note

Elliott Ward Cheney was a professor of mathematics at Iowa State University and the University of California Los Angeles before joining the Department of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin in 1964 where he taught until his retirement in the Spring of 2005. He graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in 1951 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1957 with the thesis “On Gauge Functions.” Dr. Cheney worked primarily in approximation theory. He has authored or edited numerous publications, including Introduction to Approximation Theory, Numerical Mathematics and Computing (with D. R. Kincaid), Approximation Theory in Tensor Product Spaces (with W. A. Light), Approximation Theory III, and Approximation Theory IV.

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Correspondence, course notes, and lecture files make up the bulk of this collection.

Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics.

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E. W. Cheney Papers, 1933-2005, Archives of American Mathematics, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms Cheney, E. W. (Elliott Ward), 1929- University of Texas at Austin. Dept. of Mathematics Approximation theory Functional analysis Numerical analysis Detailed Description of the Papers Correspondence: 2006-091/1 Jilin University lectures [includes supplemental materials 1991-1984 and undated 2006-091/1 Assorted, 1978, 1990, 2005 Works by Cheney: 2006-091/1 Approximation in Tensor Product Space: 2006-091/1 TEX file for first book with Light, undated 2006-091/1 Notes on book [includes correspondence and mathematical notes], 1984-1986 and undated 2006-091/1 Rivlin [referee file, “Some Numerical Experiments in the Theory of Polynomial Interpolation”], 1965 2006-091/1 Thesis notes [“On Gauge Functions”], 1950-1955 Lectures: 2006-091/1 Five lectures on the algorithmic aspects of approximation theory, 1962 and undated 2006-091/1 Lectures at Jilin University, July 1984 2006-091/1 Colloquium talks, 1960-1961 2006-091/1 Approximation theory lectures, August 1963 2006-091/1 Approximation seminar, 1968-1970 and undated 2006-091/1 Approximation seminar [II], 1983 2006-091/1 Edmonton lectures, 1986 and undated 2006-091/2 Gregory lectures, 1989 and undated 2006-091/2 Lecture in Fargo [overhead projector transparencies], May 11, 1990 Course notes: 2006-091/2 Approximation theory: 2006-091/2 Math / CS 393D, 1992-1993 2006-091/2 New version, 1992-1994 2006-091/2 Approximation course additional material, 1974, 1999 2006-091/2 Math 393D, 1991 2006-091/2 Functional analysis: 2006-091/2 Fall 1967-68, 1967 2006-091/3 Spring 1968, 1968 2006-091/3 [Math 686a], 1967-1968 2006-091/3 Numerical analysis: 2006-091/3 Basic Numerical Analysis [preliminary version of textbook for Math 348], 1975 2006-091/4 Introductory Numerical Analysis, 1968 2006-091/4 Numerical analysis [approximation], 1970 2006-091/4 Fall 1983, 1983 2006-091/4 Math / CS 368K, 1983 2006-091/4 Math / Comp Sci. 368K, 1986 2006-091/5 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations [Math 386K 1985 2006-091/5 Real analysis: 2006-091/5 Math 388L, September 10, 1965 2006-091/5 Math 681C, 1972 2006-091/5 Kelley [Modern Algebra – Math 304, Topology and Functional Analysis], 1952-1953 University of Texas at Austin: 2006-091/6 Math Department history, 1965-1993 2006-091/6 Math Department troubles, 1965-1971 2006-091/6 Department of Mathematics personnel, 1965-1972, 1986-1996 and undated 2006-091/6 Library proposal [to establish departmental library], 1962-1970 and undated 2006-091/6 “Catalog of Mathematical Serials, University of Texas Library,” January 10, 1965 2006-091/6 Library matters, 1965-1978 and undated 2006-091/6 11th Annual Conference on Approximation Theory, May 18-23, 2004 2006-091/6 Schoenberg [includes correspondence, reprints, and photocopied articles], 1933-1970, 1988 2006-091/7 Archives of American Mathematics [includes correspondence, finding aids, and Cheney’s curriculum vitae], 1965, 1979-1993, 2004-2005 Works by others: 2006-091/7 Historical only [reprints], 1933-1942, 1957-1965, 1977 and undated 2006-091/7 P. R. Halmos, “Positive Approximants of Operators,” undated 2006-091/7 Reprints: 2006-091/7 Barry Boehm, 1964-1965 2006-091/7 Steve Smale, 1979-1986 2006-091/7 A. Talbot, 1970-1979 2006-091/7 J. L. Walsh, 1952, 1964 2006-091/7 Assorted, 1941-1968 and undated 3W111 Microfilm, undated 3W111 Three research reports from Stanford [microfiche], undated