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Department of Mathematics
Timeline Events List:
| 1881 | Dr. John Stockwell, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, was considered the first unofficial department head of a combined Department of Mathematics and Astronomy |
| 1881 | First students were enrolled in Physics and classes held at the Case Homestead |
| 1884 | Math courses offered at the time were: Algebra, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, and Calculus |
| 1885 | The Kerr Professorship in Mathematics was established by Laura Kerr Axtell in honor of her brother Levi Kerr (cousin of Daniel Kerr and Catherine Case, sister of Leonard, Sr.) |
| 1886 | Dr. John Stockwell was named first Kerr Professor of Mathematics, Harry Reid joins faculty as Instructor in Mathematics |
| 1887 | Harry Reid was named second Kerr Professor of Mathematics |
| 1890 | Charles S. Howe was the first officially named department head, and third Kerr Professor of Mathematics |
| 1903 | Charles S. Howe became president of the university while maintaining his position as department head |
| 1908 | Dr. Theodore M. Focke was named department head and fourth Kerr Professor of Mathematics |
| 1930 | Department of Mathematics and Astronomy separated into two departments |
| 1931 | Courses were expanded to include Vector Analysis, Modern Geometry, Advanced Calculus , Theory of Equations, Graphic Calculus and Monography, Higher and Linear Algebra, Theory of Numbers and Invariants, Differential Geometry, Theory of Functions of Complex Variables, Infinite Sines and Products, and Calculus of Variations |
| 1933 | A Mathematics club was created by students |
| 1935 | The Mathematical Physics group began to meet which was largely made up of faculty members and graduate students |
| 1938 | First Master of Science granted in Mathematics |
| 1944 | Professor Charles F. Thomas became acting department head |
| 1945 | A symposium was held on campus called "Mathematical Analyzers and their Applications in Industry" |
| 1945 | Dr. Sidney W. McCuskey was named department head and fifth Kerr Professor of Mathematics |
| 1946 | The Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mathematics were approved by the faculty and curriculum was established |
| 1947 | Mathematical laboratory development was initiated under professor O.E. Brown housing a harmonic analyzer, synthesizer, and computing machine |
| 1949 | First graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics were Ernest B. Leach and Frank P. Palermo |
| 1951 | The first two Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics were awarded |
| 1953 | IBM Computing Equipment installed a Statistical and Computational laboratory, initiating statistical studies for Case personnel and outside industries that used the lab. |
| 1955 | A Mathematics fellowship program was created for high school teachers |
| 1956 | An honors section in freshman math was formed |
| 1957 | A Master of Science degree in Computation was established by the staff of the Computing Center |
| 1957 | Case Mathematics Department helped to create the Midwestern University Computer Conference |
| 1960 | Robert A. Clark became the acting department head |