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Title: Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 1], Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 1]
Identifier: e_math_02021
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Wilder, Raymond Louis (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning, University of Texas--history, Austin, Tex--history
Dates: 1971-12-02
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Raymond Louis Wilder, a former student of R. L. Moore, and a professor of mathematics employing the Moore method of teaching. Wilder comments on the departmental politics of teaching in the Moore method, recounts his first experiences with Moore, and relates his views on pure mathematics and mathematical sciences. Additionally, he discusses Moore and John R. Kline's views on teaching women and people of color. Number on tape: 091703. Tape has some distortion.

Title: Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 2], Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 2]
Identifier: e_math_02042
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Wilder, Raymond Louis (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Blind--Education--Texas, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning, University of Texas--history
Dates: 1971-12-02
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: The continuation of Donald R. Traylor's interview with Raymond Louis Wilder, a former student of R. L. Moore, and a professor of mathematics employing the Moore method of teaching. Traylor and Wilder discuss Moore's retirement and the teaching of visually impaired students. Number on tape: 091718. Tape has some distortion.