Series 2 - Education

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Prof. Paul attended the University of Cambridge for his Bachelor and Masters degrees. Lecture notes for his undergraduate degree (1947-1950) cover such courses from the Science Faculty such as mathematics, geometry (Dr. Wylie), mechanics (Dr. Littleton), statistical mechanics (Dr. S. Devons), heat (Mrs Horton), light, electricity (Dr. Booker), electromagnetism (Mr. Ratcliffe), quantum theory and theoretical physics (D.R. Hartree). Notes from undergraduate courses offered by Dr. Ward and or Prof. P.A. M. Dirac, Faculty of Arts are also included.

Graduate course lecture notes compiled for his doctoral degree at Queen's University include lectures for fall 1954-1955 in physics given by Prof. Lynn E. H. Trainor (later professor emeritus at University of Toronto). "The quality of lecturing was high, always clear and often insightful. I memorized these notes for examination purposes during the session".

Also included is an incomplete set of lecture notes on quantum theory (1959-1960) by the late Henry Primakov, then professor of theoretical physics at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Prof. Paul was at Washington University at this time where he prepared a technical report (see Box /002, file 04). "In 1960 Primakov accepted the Mary Amanda Wood Professorship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was noted for his extraordinary collegiality and incredible availability to experimentalists for discussion..and he never seemed at a loss for useful answers to the most difficult questions."

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