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Title
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Interview with Ben Fitzpatrick [side 2], Interview with Ben Fitzpatrick [side 2]
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Identifier
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e_math_02034
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Creator
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Traylor, Donald R.
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Contributor
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Fitzpatrick, Ben (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
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Topic
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Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Lefschetz, Solomon, 1884-1972, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
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Dates
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circa 1970-1971
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Box
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2.351/Math Office
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Resource
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R. L. Moore legacy collection
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Description
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Donald R. Traylor's interview with Ben Fitzpatrick concludes in this tape. Traylor and Fitzpatrick discuss originality and creativity in doctoral students and how the Moore method can encourage these characteristics. The two also debate mathematics as art or science, and Traylor shares Moore's views on religion. Number on tape: 091712.
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Title
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Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 3], Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 3]
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Identifier
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e_math_02068
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Creator
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Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Thomas, Joseph M. (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (interviewer)
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Topic
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Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Lefschetz, Solomon, 1884-1972, Veblen, Oswald, 1880-1960, Moore, Eliakim Hastings, 1862-1932, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States
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Dates
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circa 1970-1971
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Box
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2.351/Math Office
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Resource
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R. L. Moore legacy collection
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Description
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This recording is the final segment of an interview with Joseph M. Thomas, a professor of mathematics. Thomas knew Moore while Moore was teaching at the University of Pennsylvania and comments on Moore's personality and actions while there. Traylor and Thomas also discuss other mathematicians, such as Oswald Veblen, Leonard Carlitz, Solomon Lefschetz, F. W. Beal, and E. H. Moore. Number on tape: 091732.