Monthly Archives: June 2017

Math In The Capital

Posted on June 26, 2017 by annahaensch

A few weeks ago I had occasion to visit the capital — and the Capitol — and as is the custom in Washington D.C., I had coffee with interesting people. We’ve blogged quite a bit here about the expressionless face … Continue reading →

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Teaching Math to Incarcerated Students

Posted on June 22, 2017 by evelynjlamb

Last month, Beth Malmskog wrote a post for the AMS blog PhD Plus Epsilon about teaching mathematics at a nearby prison. Malmskog is a math professor at Villanova, and in the post she writes about a course she and her … Continue reading →

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Math Puzzles To Pass The Time

Posted on June 13, 2017 by annahaensch

There are two types of people in this world: those that can only lie, and those that can only tell the truth. You might recognize that as the opening clause of so many knights and knaves problems. These are classic … Continue reading →

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Twitter, but for Math, with Toots

Posted on June 8, 2017 by evelynjlamb

Hooray, it’s yet another social network for you to join! I’m skeptical about new social media, but I’ve been seeing enough posts about mathstodon.xyz that I finally caved and got an account. Mathstodon is the math(s) “instance” of mastodon, a … Continue reading →

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