Interviewer
Varoujan Bedros
Files
Description
Howard Reinhardt discusses growing up during the Great Depression and being drafted into the United States Army toward the end of World War II in 1945. He describes his academic journey, becoming a professor of mathematics at the University of Montana, Missoula in 1957, and the changes he has seen in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, such as the establishment of the Ph. D. program and changes to the undergraduate curriculum. Reinhardt also discusses the introduction of new technologies into mathematical studies.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mathematical education; Department of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical technologies
Original Date
12-7-1999
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 412-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:39:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_412_009.mp3; OH_412_009.pdf
Citation
Reinhardt, Howard, "Howard Reinhardt Interview, December 7, 1999" (1999). University of Montana Department of Mathematical Sciences Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mathdepartment_oralhistory/9