Interviewer
Varoujan Bedros
Files
Description
William Ballard discusses joining the Department of Mathematical Sciences faculty at the University of Montana, Missoula in 1957, desiring to teach somewhere in the Rocky Mountain West. He describes forty-two years of change within the Department, including the strengthening of course offerings, the establishment of the Ph. D. program, and the change from a quarter system to a semester system of classes. Ballard also discusses his research, where his concentration is in algebra and number theory.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Department of Mathematical Sciences; Algebra; Number theory
Original Date
11-11-1999
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Department of Mathematical Sciences Oral History Project, OH 412, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 412-013
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (7 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:35:26 minutes
Local Filename
OH_412_013.mp3; OH_412_013.pdf
Citation
Ballard, William, "William Ballard Interview, November 11, 1999" (1999). University of Montana Department of Mathematical Sciences Oral History Project. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mathdepartment_oralhistory/13