Edwin Giesbrecht fonds

Custodial History:

Accrual 2009-002 donated to Algoma University by Shirley Giesbrecht in 2009.

Start Date:

2002

GMD:

textual record

Geographic Access:

Algoma (Ont. : District)

Access Restriction:

No restrictions on access. Researchers must sign an “Access and Use form”. Privacy legislation applies to access requests. For access, please contact the Library Director, Arthur A. Wishart Library for more information.

Description Level:

Fonds

Name Access:

Giesbrecht, Edwin C.

Language:

All material is in English.

End Date:

2002

Date Range:

2002

Repro Restriction:

Permission of the donor is required for reproduction. Archives staff must make reproductions. Reproductions are dependent on the fragility of the originals. Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the fonds. Contact the Library Director, Arthur A. Wishart Library for more information.

Conservation:

Minor conservation performed during processing.

Physical Description:

.07 m of textual records.

Arrangement:

Fonds is arranged in files.

History Biographical:

Dr. Edwin C. Giesbrecht (d. 2002) was a dedicated and enthusiastic professor of Mathematics at Algoma University (1970-2002). He earned his Ph.D. (Math. Ed., 1977) from the University of Saskatchewan. Giesbrecht served on numerous Senate committees during his career at Algoma, as well as on committees of the university's faculty association. Giesbrecht also briefly served as Acting Principal from June 1 to August 31, 1974.

He was particularly interested in the art of teaching Mathematics to elementary and secondary school age children as well as to undergraduates; Giesbrecht's Ph.D. dissertation was on the attainment of selected mathematical competencies by high school students in Saskatchewan. Giesbrecht engaged in many community oriented activities that promoted teaching and learning Mathematics.

The university offers the Dr. Edwin Giesbrecht Mathematics Award in his honour to the student enrolled in full time studies with a concentration in mathematics who presents the highest overall average in the previous year of study.

Scope Content:

Fonds comprises two clean copies of Giesbrecht's text book, "Discovering Discrete Mathematics," as well as two clean copies of the accompanying student solution manual.

Repository:

aua