Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Petar Todorovic Faculty Papers Collection
- Dates:
- 1964 - 1993
- Creators:
- Todorovic, P. (Petar) (1932-2023) and Todorovic, Natasha
- Abstract:
- This collection documents Petar Todorovic's research and teaching work in the field of Mathematics and Statitstics.
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 1 half document box)
- Language:
- English , Serbian , French , Russian .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Petar Todorovic Faculty Papers Collection, UArch FacP 89. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains the handwritten notes, proofs, and drafts; typewritten manuscript drafts; and published articles of Petar Todorovic in several areas of mathematics and statistics. The most heavily-covered topics are set theory and probability theory, and several iterations of A Book of Applied Probability are documented. Also contains an award Todorovic received in Canada in recognition of his research.
- Biographical / historical:
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Petar Todorovic was born in Serbia (former Yugoslavia) in 1932 and earned his Bachelor's and Doctorate degrees in Mathematics from the University of Belgrade in 1958 and 1964, respectively. He taught in the department of Statistics and Applied Probability at UC Santa Barbara from 1986 to 1993 after 12 years at other universities in the US and Canada. While at the University of Arizona at Tuscon, he also served as a Visiting Scientist for the US Department of Agriculture. He published several articles in Mathematics and Statistics journals and later a book on Stochastic Processes.
- Acquisition information:
- Library gift, 2024.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged into three series:
- Series 1, Proofs, Notes, and Manuscript Drafts
- Series 2, Publications
- Series 3, Teaching Files
- Physical location:
- Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Todorovic, Natasha
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-10 15:14:20 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Petar Todorovic Faculty Papers Collection, UArch FacP 89. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062