Skip to main content

Aristotle Demetrius Michal Mathematics class notes

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0392
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

Aristotle D. Michal attended Rice Institute from 1921-1925. He received his Ph. D. from Rice Institute in Mathematics in 1924. The collection contains the notes taken by Michal in classes he attended at Rice, from 1921-1925.

Dates

  • 1921-1925

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the Aristotle Demetrius Michal Mathematics Class Notes must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biography

Aristotle Demetrius Michal was born of Greek parents in Smyrna, Asia Minor on May 1, 1899. He came to the U.S. with his parents in 1911 and became a naturalized citizen in 1924 when he married Luddye Charlotte Kennedy on June 9, 1924. They had one daughter, Thalia Charlotte. Michal received his B.A. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1920, then his masters in 1921. He later received his Ph. D. in Mathematics from Rice Institute In 1924. Michal was also a National Research fellow in mathematics at the University of Chicago, Harvard and Princeton from 1925-27. His resume included: Assistant Professor Mathematics at the University of Texas, 1924; Ohio State University, 1927-29; Associate Professor Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, 1929-38, professor since 1938, and became director of research in math, analysis, geometry, and applied mathematics as well as director of Engineering Science Management War Training Program in advanced training in math and mechanics during World War II. In 1940, he was a lecturer for the American Mathematics Society at the University of Illinois. Michal contributed many research papers to U.S. and foreign technological journals. He is the author of Matrix and Tensor Calculus with Applications to Mechanics, Elasticity and Aeronautics published in 1947. Michal appears in the 1952-53 edition of Who’s Who in America.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet ( (1 box))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

This collection consists of the school notes of Aristotle D. Michal from when he attended Rice Institute from 1921-1925 while studying for his Ph. D. in Mathematics

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by the Rice University Math Department on Sept. 17, 1985.

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Aristotle Demetrius Michal Mathematics class notes, 1921-1925
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

Broaden your search:
Texas Archival Resources Online - statewide search of archival finding aids
ArchiveGrid - international search of archival finding aids
Scholarship.rice.edu - Rice University digital content

Harmful Content Statement
© 2023 Woodson Research Center
Fondren Library, Rice University
Physical Address: 6100 Main, Houston, Texas 77005-1827
Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892