William Smyth (professor)

William Smyth (Pittston, Maine, 1797 - Brunswick, Maine, April 3, 1868) was a writer on mathematics and other subjects. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1822, then studied theology at Phillips Academy Andover. In 1825, he became a professor of mathematics at Bowdoin College, and in 1846 became an associate professor of natural philosophy. He wrote several widely used textbooks:

* "Elements of Algebra" (1833) [http://books.google.com/books?id=9tEPAAAAYAAJ digitized version]
* "Elementary Algebra for Schools" (1850) [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ew0AAAAAYAAJ digitized version]
* "Treatise on Algebra" (1852) [http://books.google.com/books?id=NAwAAAAAYAAJ digitized version]
* "Trigonometry, Surveying, and Navigation"(1855) [http://books.google.com/books?id=kMsPAAAAYAAJ digitized version]
* "Elements of Analytical Geometry" (1855)
* "Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus" (1856; 2d ed., 1859) [http://books.google.com/books?id=ty0AAAAAYAAJ digitized version]
* "Lectures on Modern History", edited by Jared Sparks (1849) [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKgBAAAAMAAJ digitized version]

References:
* [http://www.virtualology.com/apwilliamsmyth/ http://www.virtualology.com/apwilliamsmyth/ ] An article whose original source is the controversial Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, originally published in 1887-1889, and republished in 1999.
* Bowdoin College Catalogue 1840-1848. Bowdoin College Catalogue. George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Bowdoin College Library.