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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Mathematical writing (CS 209) videorecordings
Creator:
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Identifier/Call Number: V0174
Identifier/Call Number: 16811
Physical Description:
3.75 Linear Feet
30 videotapes (VHS)
Date (inclusive): 1987
Abstract: 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, 1998.
Open for research. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be
reformatted to a digital use copy.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections 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. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
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.
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).
The class notes are available as a Stanford report
(http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/papers/cs1193.pdf) and a published book.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mathematics -- Authorship.
Van Leunen, Mary-Claire.
Wilf, Herbert S.
Van Leunen, Mary-Claire.
Stemer, Rosalie.
Halmos, Paul R. (Paul Richard)
Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-
Lamport, Leslie.
Lamport, Leslie.
Nilsson, Nils J.
Stanford University. Computer Science
Department
Stemer, Rosalie.
Ullman, Jeffrey D.