Mr Hopkins' men Cambridge reform and British mathematics in the 19th century /
Drawing on accounts of life at Cambridge, this book provides readers a glimpse inside its colleges, and charts the evolution of the curriculum and the slow, often reluctant, reforms that led to Cambridge's dominance of British higher education.
| Main Author: | Craik, Alex D. D. |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Springer,
2007.
London : 2007. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 405 pages) : illustrations. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introducing Hopkins and His Wranglers; The Student Experience, 1820-1860; Cambridge University in Context; Teaching at Cambridge; William Hopkins; Hopkins' Top Wranglers, 1829-1854; The "Cambridge Stamp"; Wranglers at Home: Four Biographies; Universities and Colleges; Wranglers Abroad: Churchmen and Educators in the Colonies; The Growth of a Research Community; Achievements in the Mathematical Sciences; Postscript.