Word: math
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...days Simla seethed with secrecy, bubbled Math optimism. Then the conference suddenly stalled. In this political pinch, Lord Wavell was patient. At issue was the question: should the Moslem League have sole right to nominate the Moslem ministers in India's projected new government? Mohamed Ali Jinnah said yes. The delegates of the All-India Congress, which also includes Moslem members, claimed the right to nominate at least one Moslem minister. The factions agreed to adjourn until July 14, so that their working committees could try to work out some compromise...
...Chicagoans did not find it very amusing when we ground through freshman English courses which our friends found proverbial "snaps." Many of us lacked the language, science, math, and English requirements, having to take special courses to make up for our deficient training...
Woody went straight to West Point's football coach, Lieut. Colonel Earl Blaik, and found a sympathetic ear. After boning, he passed his qualifying exams with 100 in math. Colonel Blaik found a Georgia Congressman who was willing to swap Woody's Congressman a current vacancy for one the following year. By this time it was the eve of Woody's 22nd birthday, when he would become too old for West Point entry. There was still no official notice of his appointment. Gambling on the chance that it had been sent direct to West Point, Woody...
...latest quotations of Math Enterprises, Inc., it was rising about fast as the square Strauss Poultry dropping. Could there be a mathematics correlation...
Reflecting the increased importance of mathematical ground-work, an effort has been made to enable students to fit the elementary classes in with other more limited work in concentration. Math Aa, 2a and 5b are added although previously enlisted, and new sections are provided is Math Ab and 2b. For more thorough preparation in certain fields, Dr. Kaplansky offers Math 6a, "Introduction to Higher Algebra" and the probability studies of Math 9b are shifted to winter...