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Department of Mathematics

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NameDepartment of MathematicsUnique IDUA-00025384Date Established1877Description

Professor of Mathematics (pure and applied) was one of the four founding professorships at the University of Adelaide, established in 1875 and filled by Horace Lamb.

The Department of Mathematics was established in 1877.

In 1959 the Department of Mathematics split into Department of Applied Mathematics and Department of Pure Mathematics.

The School of Mathematical Sciences was formed in 2006 through a merger of the Departments of Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics. The School offers an undergraduate program through to honours with majors in the disciplines of applied mathematics, pure mathematics and statistics, as well as research degrees. It is part of the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences and is housed in the Ingkarni Wardli Building.

Professor of Mathematics

Professor Horace Lamb, MA, LLD (Camb), FRS, 1875-1885
Professor John Raymond Wilton, Elder Professor, ScD (Camb), DSc, 1920-1944
Professor Harold William Sanders, Elder Professor, MA (Camb), 1944-1958 (Emeritus Professor 1959)
Professor James Henry Michael, MSc, PhD, FAA, 1967-1969 (Emeritus Professor 1989)
Professor Charles Pearce, Elder Professor, MSc, PhD, FAMS, 2004-2012

Professor of Applied Mathematics

Professor Renfrey Burnard Potts, AO, BSc, DPhil, DSc (Oxf), FTSE, FAA, FTS, Professor 1959; Elder Professor 1975-1990 (Emeritus Professor 1991)
Professor Jens Rainer Maria Radok, MA (Melb), DIng (Munich), 1964-1966
Professor Ernest Oliver Tuck, BSc (Hons) PhD (Camb), FAA, FTSE, 1974-2002; Elder Professor 1991-2002 (Emeritus Professor 2002)

Professor of Pure Mathematics

Professor Eric Stephen Barnes, Elder Professor, BA (Syd and Camb), PhD (Camb), FAA, 1959-1974 and 1981-1983 (Emeritus Professor 1975)
- Professor William Moran, BSc (Birm), PhD (Sheff), FAA, 1976-1991.

Professor of Mathematics and Physics

Professor William Henry Bragg, MA (Camb), FRS, 1886-1908
Professor Paul Charles William Davies, BSc (Hons), PhD (Lond), FIP, FAIP, 1990-1997

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SANDERS, Harold William

G Carson Kenyon - Hamilton - Particulars Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in Physics and Mathematics

Professor Willaim Henry Bragg - The University - Concerning appointment of Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in Physics and Mathematics

James Bernard Allen - The University - Appointment as Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in Mathematics and Physics

R F Blai-rie - Norwood - Concerning Higher Public Examinations in Mathematics

J Bernard Allen - The University of Adelaide - Accepting position as Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in Mathematics and Physics

Port Darwin - Application to be examined in Pure Mathematics Part 1 in Port Darwin

J Bernard Allen BSc - Malvern - Application for Lectureship on Mathematics and Physics

R J A Barnard - Melbourne - Particulars Demonstrator and Assistant Lecturer on Mathematics and Physics

J H McFarland - Carlton Victoria - Will act as additional Examiner in Mathematics in November

George Alfred Hancock - Request to be allowed 2nd Year Applied Mathematics on Melbourne University Certificate

E M Nall - Clayfield Brisbane - Certificates for Applied Mathematics and Physics to be forwarded

James Bernard Allen - Mount Barker - Concerning Marking Sheet in Applied Mathematics

William Neill - Adelaide - Asking for memo stating that Kenneth W Neill passed in English Chemistry Physics and Mathematics at Senior Public

Arthur Kent Chignell - Gawler - Information on Classes for Applied Mathematics

Arthur Kent Chignell - Gawler - Asking when evening classes in Applied Mathematics begin

Reverend Arthur Kent Chignell - Gawler - Re Applied Mathematics BA Course

B Officer - Kavangahope Road Auckland N Z - Re Classes in Shorthand and Mathematics in Adelaide

J H Mitchell - Camberwell - Does not wish to act as additional Examiner in Mathematics

Miss May Burgess - Evening Scholar - Passed Credit in Examination in Mathematics Part I

George Harding - Whinham College - North Adelaide - Mathematics Evening Class

Nos 40 and 42 - Angas Engineering Exhibition Exam - Papers in Pure Mathematics

Charles Herbert Comley - Adelaide - Asking for Exemption from Mathematics Senior Public Exam

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Charles Edward Miller Pearce - Applied Mathematics, 1975

W Henderson - Mathematics, 1975

Asian Seminar, 1974

Dr Reynold Gilbert Keats, 1969

Renfrey Burnard Potts, 1965

Professor Radok, 1964

Dr Marilyn Henderson, c1985

Emeritus Professor Eric Barnes - Pure Mathematics, c1983

Dr Jens Radok - Reader in Mathematics, c1962

Professor Renfrey Potts - Elder Professor of Applied Mathematics, c1979

Dr Jagan Mazumdar - Mathematics, 1986

Dr Reynold Keats - Mathematics, 1967

People or Position

Renfrey Burnard Potts

John Raymond Wilton

Robert William Chapman

Ernest Oliver Tuck

Horace Lamb

William Henry Bragg

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Mathematics Building

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PlaceMathematics BuildingPersonHorace LambWilliam Henry BraggErnest Oliver TuckRenfrey Burnard PottsRelated SeriesMathematics Faculty and Department Reports and Publications, 1974 - 2006List of Mathematics Higher Degrees, 1900 - 1999Mathematics at the University of Adelaide 1874-1944