Mathematican. BA, Clark University; PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder (1936): Thesis-Tchebychef Orthogonal Polynomials in a Single Real Variable. Joined the faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder, rising from an assistant professor to full professor and chairman of the Department of Applied Mathematics. Professor, University of West Florida, 1966-67. Retired as Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida. Prolific author, including Issues in Contemporary Mathematics; Intermediate Algebra (co-author, 1947, 1959); Algebra For College Students (co-author, 1947, 1954); College Algebra (co-author, 1953); Calculus (1956); and, University Mathematics (co-author, 1965, 1966). Son of Israel Britton and Betsy Britton. Fathr of Janie Corbitt, Boulder, Colorado; Sue Fairer, Union, Maine; and, Mary Haywood-Farmer, London, Ontario.
Mathematican. BA, Clark University; PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder (1936): Thesis-Tchebychef Orthogonal Polynomials in a Single Real Variable. Joined the faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder, rising from an assistant professor to full professor and chairman of the Department of Applied Mathematics. Professor, University of West Florida, 1966-67. Retired as Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida. Prolific author, including Issues in Contemporary Mathematics; Intermediate Algebra (co-author, 1947, 1959); Algebra For College Students (co-author, 1947, 1954); College Algebra (co-author, 1953); Calculus (1956); and, University Mathematics (co-author, 1965, 1966). Son of Israel Britton and Betsy Britton. Fathr of Janie Corbitt, Boulder, Colorado; Sue Fairer, Union, Maine; and, Mary Haywood-Farmer, London, Ontario.
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