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1965 - 1988 (Creation)
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- Department of Mathematics
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8.63 m of textual records
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Administrative history
One of the original departments of Simon Fraser University, the Department of Mathematics was opened to students in September 1965 as part of the Faculty of Science. The Department has been responsible, through its Head, for the promotion of research and the development and delivery of programs in mathematics and statistics. In 1984 the name of the Department was changed to its present form. In 1965, there were five full and assistant professors, two instructors and one visiting lecturer. In 1986, the faculty comprised twenty professors, eleven associate professors and three assistant professors.
Initial programs offered led to the B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mathematics. In 1977, a B.Sc. (honours) program was introduced. By 1986, honours programs in conjunction with other departments included Mathematical Physics, Mathematics and Computing Science, and Management and Systems Science. The original goal of the Department, which it has continued to emphasize, was to work towards excellence in pure mathematics, and in certain branches of mathematics, statistics and computing – a regimen frequently encountered in British and European universities, but at that time a rarity in North America.
Like other SFU departments, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics was organized administratively into a Head (renamed Chair in 1972), and departmental committees. While the Chair had overall responsibility to the Department and the Dean of Science for the efficient operation of the Department, most decisions were made at the committee level with major issues referred to Departmental meetings for decision. The long-standing committees of the Department were the Appointments Committee, renamed the Appointment and long-range Planning Committee; the Graduate Studies Committee; the Undergraduate Studies Committee; and the Salaries, Tenure and Promotion Committee (known also as the Departmental Tenure Committee (DTC) and the Tenure and Promotions Committee).
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Scope and content
The fonds of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics consists of records created and received in the course of the administration of the department and the carrying out of its functions of providing instruction and promoting research. The activities documented include policy and procedures development; the planning, initiation and administration of curriculum and programs; departmental and faculty meetings; faculty salary, appointment, promotion and tenure deliberations; course evaluations; and the publication of journals and reports. The types of documents include meeting agenda, correspondence, course outlines and examinations, an external review, faculty files, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and reports.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The records were transferred in a number of accessions from the Department between 1981 and 1989.
Arrangement
When the Archives received the records, the original order imposed upon them by the Department was not evident. Accordingly, the archivist has arranged the series alphabetically to facilitate research.
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Some files may contain personal or confidential information. Access to these files may be restricted as required by law. Files marked 'pending review' must be reviewed by an archivist prior to release, and as a result of the review access restrictions may apply. Please see the file lists and consult the archivist for more details.
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Associated materials
Consult the inventory of the Faculty of Science fonds, F-24; and the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies fonds, F-23.
Accruals
Additional material has been accessioned but not yet processed as of September 2002 (2.67 m., 1976-1994). Please consult the archivist for information about using these materials; restrictions may apply. Further accruals are expected.
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- Freedman, Allen R. (Subject)
- Graham, G. A. C. (Subject)
- Singh, Manohar (Subject)
- Reilly, Norman R. (Subject)
- Lardner, R. W. (Subject)
- Shoemaker, E. M. (Subject)
- Lachlan, Alistair H. (Subject)
- Harrop, Ronald (Subject)
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Finding aid prepared by Bruce Schinkelwitz, Ian Forsyth, Enid Britt, Kadimola Lomamba, Carla Wilson (October 1997).
Updated by Enid Britt (July 2006).