Max Beberman film collection

Collection

Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.00184

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 47 film reels of the University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics (UICSM) series "Teaching High School Mathematics," featuring mathematician Max Beberman from the University of Illinois. DVDs of each title are available for viewing.

Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics.

Dates

Creation: circa 1950-1960

Creator

Beberman, Max (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Access to film reels requires an appointment; contact repository for more information. DVD access copies are provided for reading room use.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.

Biographical Note

Max Beberman (1925-1971) earned his undergraduate degree from City College of New York and his Ph.D from Columbia University. He went on to become a professor of math education at the University of Illinois where he also served as educational director of the Computer‐Based Education Research Laboratory. He was one of the founders of the "new math" method of teaching mathematics.