Monthly Archives: January 2014

Job Security Calculus: Reasoning about our futures

Posted on January 31, 2014 by bfinegold

Most academics have a love/hate relationship to teaching, and especially teaching Calculus.  Prior to the first exam of the semester, it seems that everyone in the class is there for learning’s sake, discussing ideas, engaging in problem-solving.  But we worry … Continue reading →

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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

Posted on January 27, 2014 by evelynjlamb

Last semester, my university put on a production of Tom Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead that got me thinking about the likelihood of flipping a lot of heads in a row. I wrote about it on my other … Continue reading →

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The Revolution Will Be 3D Printed

Posted on January 14, 2014 by evelynjlamb

“What would you print if you had a 3D printer in your home?” James Madison University math professor Laura Taalman is printing a thing a day and blogging about it at MakerHome. Her family has a MakerBot Replicator 2 and … Continue reading →

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The best math in life is free? Help gather the data!

Posted on January 8, 2014 by bfinegold

Over at the Secret Blogging Seminar , Scott Morrison is championing a new project to analyze this year’s mathematics publications and draw attention to freely accessible papers.  The Mathematics Literature Project  is looking for your help in categorizing published articles … Continue reading →

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