Mathematical Writing (CS 209) Videorecordings
V0174
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Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Stanford University Libraries.
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Stanford, California, 94305
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Title: Mathematical writing (CS 209) videorecordings
Identifier/Call Number: V0174
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
30.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Date: 1987
Summary: Videotaped lectures from Knuth's computer science course Mathematical Writing, given in the fall of 1987; guest lecturers
were Herb Wilf, Jeff Ullman, Leslie Lamport, Nils Nilsson, Mary-Claire van Leunen, Rosalie Stemer, and Paul Halmos.
creator:
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
creator:
Knuth, Donald Ervin,, 1938-
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, 1998.
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Cite As
Mathematical Writing (CS 209) Videorecordings (V0174). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Professor of computer science at Stanford University.
Description of the Collection
Videotaped lectures from Knuth's computer science course Mathematical Writing, given in the fall of 1987. The course focused
on issues of technical writing and the effective presentation of mathematics and computer science. Guest lectures included
Herb Wilf (University of Pennsylvania), Jeff Ullman (Stanford), Leslie Lamport (Digital Equipment Corporation) , Nils Nilsson
(Stanford), Mary-Claire van Leunen (Digital Equipment Corporation) , Rosalie Stemer (San Francisco Chronicle), and Paul Halmos
(University of Santa Clara).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Halmos, Paul R. (Paul Richard), 1916-2006
Halmos, Paul R., ((Paul Richard),), 1916-2006.
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Lamport, Leslie.
Lamport, Leslie.
Nilsson, Nils J., 1933-
Nilsson, Nils J.,, 1933-
Stanford University. Computer Science Dept.
Stemer, Rosalie.
Stemer, Rosalie.
Ullman, Jeffrey D., 1942-
Van Leunen, Mary-Claire.
Van Leunen, Mary-Claire.
Wilf, Herbert S., 1931-
Mathematics--Authorship.
Box 1
Minicourse on technical writing (1) 174.2
1983 Oct 2
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Minicourse on technical writing (2) 174.3
1987 Oct 5
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Comments on student answers (1) 174.4
1987 Oct 7
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Comments on student answers (2) 174.5
1987 Oct 9
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Preparing books for publication (1) 174.6
1987 Oct 12
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Preparing books for publication (2) 174.7
1987 Oct 14
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Preparing books for publication (3) 174.8
1987 Oct 16
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Herbert Wilf, guest lecturer, Presenting Algorithms 174.9
1987 Oct 19
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Literate Programming (1) 174.10
1987 Oct 21
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 1
Literate Programming (2) 174.11
1987 Oct 23
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
User manuals; Galley proofs 174.12
1987 Oct 26
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Herb Wilf, guest lecturer, on Mathematical Writing 174.13
1987 Oct 28
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Refereeing (1) 174.14
1987 Oct 30
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Refereeing (2) 174.15
1987 Nov 2
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Illustrations (1) 174.16
1987 Nov 4
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Illustrations (2) 174.17
1987 Nov 6
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Quotations 174.18
1987 Nov 9
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Scientific American Saga (1) 174.19
1987 Nov 11
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Scientific American Saga (2) 174.20
1987 Nov 13
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Examples of good style 174.21
1987 Nov 16
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 2
Jeff Ullman, guest lecturer, on Getting Rich 174.22
1987 Nov 18
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Leslie Lamport, guest professor, on Writing Papers 174.23
1987 Nov 20
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Nils Nilsson, guest lecturer, on Art and Writing 174.24
1987 Nov 23
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Mary-Claire van Leunen, guest lecturer 174.25
1987 Nov 25
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Mary-Claire van Leunen, guest lecturer, 1987 Nov 25
Box 3
Comments on student work 174.26
1987 Nov 30
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Mary-Claire van Leunen, guest lecturer 174.27
1987 Dec 2
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Mary-Claire van Leunen, guest lecturer, 1987 Dec 2
Box 3
Computer aids to writing 174.28
1987 Dec 4
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Rosalie Stemer, guest lecturer, on Copy Editing 174.29
1987 Dec 7
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Paul Halmos, guest lecturer, on Mathematical Writing 174.30
1987 Dec 9
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Box 3
Final truths 174.31
1987 Dec 11
Physical Description:
1.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
