The Princeton colloquium; lectures on mathematics, delivered September 15 to 17, 1909, before members of the American Mathematical Society in connection with the summer meeting held at Princeton University, Princeton, N. J

American Mathematical Society, Gilbert Ames Bliss, Edward Kasner

Sujets

• Dynamics
• Function

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

Bi7
'THE PRINCETON COLLOQUIUM
Ju
LECTURES ON MATHEMATICS
DELIVERED SEPTEMBER 15 TO BEFORE17, 1909,
MEMBERS OP THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL
SOCIETY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUMMER
MEETING HELD AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY,
N. J.PRINCETON,
BY
GILBERT AMES BLISS
AND
EDWARD KASNER
NEW YORK
PUBLISHED BY THE
AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
501 WEST 116TH STREET
1913PRESS OF
PRINTING COMPANYTHE NEW ERA
PALANCASTER.PREFACE.
Soon after its in 1894 into a nationalexpansion organization,
the American Mathematical the series ofSociety inaugurated
in with itswhich have been held connection summerColloquia
since at intervals of two or three These1896, years.meetings
consist of courses of lectures deliveredColloquia by specialists
on selected of their fields of work. Their ischapters purpose
enable the members of the to in touch with theto Society keep
most recent advances of mathematical science and to stimulate
a wide interest in its development.
The list of thus far held is as follows :Colloquia
I. THE BUFFALO 1896.COLLOQUIUM,
"MAXIME of Harvard :Professor Linear(a) BOCHER, University
Differential and TheirEquations, Applications."
This has not been but severalColloquium published, papers
at about the time of the in which theappeared Colloquium,
treated in the lectures.*author dealt with topics
Professor JAMES of Yale "Galois'sPIERPONT,(6) University:
ofTheory Equations."
in Annals 1Published the series volumesof Mathematics, 2,
and 2 (1900).
II. THE CAMBRIDGE 1898.COLLOQUIUM,
WILLIAM F. of HarvardProfessor(a) OSGOOD, University:
"Selected in the of Functions."Topics Theory
Published in the Bulletin the American Mathematicalof Society,
volume 5 59-87.(1898), pages
*Two of these were: of linear differential"Regular points equa-papers
"
tions of the second Harvard Notes on someorder," University, 1896; points
in the of linear differential Annals vol.theory equations," of Mathematics,
12 (1898).
i11 PREFACE.
Clark "TheProfessor ARTHUR G. ofWEBSTER, University:(6)
Partial Differential of Wave Propagation."Equations
III. THE ITHACA 1901.COLLOQUIUM,
"
the of : TheProfessorOSKAR ofBOLZA, University Chicago(a)
of Problems in the Calculus of Variations."Simplest Type
Published in form under the title: Lectures on theamplified
of 1904.Calculus Variations, Chicago,
W. of Haverford "Mod-ProfessorERNEST(6) BROWN, College:
and inern Methods of Dynamical Problems,Treating
Particular the Problem of Three Bodies."
IV. THE BOSTON 1903.COLLOQUIUM,
HENRY S. of NorthwesternProfessor WHITE, University:(a)
"Linear of Curves on Surfaces."Systems Algebraic
FREDERICK S. of the Massachusetts Insti-Professor(6) WOODS,
"Forms of Non-Euclideantute of Technology: Space."
VANProfessor EDWARD B. ofVLECK, Wesleyan(c) University:
"Selected in the of Series andTopics Theory Divergent
Continued Fractions."
inThis was for the the volume:SocietyColloquium published
The Boston Lectures on NewMathematics, York,Colloquium
1905.Macmillan,
THE NEW HAVENV. 1906.COLLOQUIUM,
ELIAKIM H. of the :Professor of(a) MOORE, University Chicago
"On the of Bilinear FunctionalTheory Operations."
of the Cali-ProfessorERNEST J. of(6) WILCZYNSKI, University
fornia: Differential"Projective Geometry."
"MAXProfessor ofYale : Selected(c) MASON, University Topics
in the of Value Problems of DifferentialTheory Boundary
Equations."