| 英文摘要: |
As a research professor of the National University of Peking, William Fogg Osgood (1934~1936), the well-known American mathematician and Harvard University mathematics department professor, taught at the mathematics department of the National University of Peking from 1934 to 1936. He mainly offered courses on theories of functions, and was the first foreign mathematician to systematically disseminate the theories of functions in China. During this period, he wrote two books published by the University Press in 1936, Functions of Real Variables and Functions of a Complex Variable. Some of the content of these two books originated from his Lehrbuch der Funktionentheorie, though considerably adapted. They are the earliest textbooks on these subjects published in China. The manuscript of Functions of Real Variables was his teaching materials for the course on theories of functions of real variables. Functions of a Complex Variable is closely related to the content of the course of theories of functions of a complex variable. His teaching activities not only made the department’s courses about theories of functions more specialized, promoted the dissemination of theories of functions in China, but also gave students training in the mode of Harvard University, narrowing the gap between them at the international level |
