Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 358 g
Or, Seven Years at the University of Cambridge
Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 358 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge
ISBN: 978-1-108-01437-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
John Martin Frederick Wright offers a lively account of Cambridge University in Alma Mater; Or, Seven Years at the University of Cambridge. Published anonymously in 1827, Wright's two-volume work captures the triumphs and tribulations of undergraduate life at Cambridge, based upon his own years as an aspiring mathematician at Trinity College. The two volumes cover Wright's undergraduate years and his later experiences as a private tutor, together with copies of examinations and lists of scholarships available at all the colleges. Wright dedicated his career as a writer and private tutor to helping students succeed at university, and Alma Mater is designed to offer parents and aspiring students insight into the preparations, intellectual as well as financial, necessary for achievement. A spirited defence of Cambridge traditions in the face of broader educational reforms, Alma Mater also brings to life a period of intense intellectual activity in British mathematics.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
Weitere Infos & Material
Volume I: Preface; Alma mater; Newton; Chapel; Trinity library; Lectures; Characters; Examinations. Volume II: Fellowship examination; Scholarship examination; Recreation; Senate-House examination; Advice to parents; The critics; Conclusion.
