Tag Archives: applied math

Aleph Zero Categorical Blog: A Tour

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

The Aleph Zero Categorical: There can only be one blog is written by Canadian mathematician Dr. Jason Polak. The blog started back in 2011, when Polak began his Ph.D. as a way to “showcase abstraction and its beauty in the … Continue reading →

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Logic ForAll: A Tour

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

While touring the math blogosphere I was very excited to find ‘Logic ForAll’, a blog dedicated to making math accessible by mathematician and computer scientist Dr. Valeria de Paiva. She also writes in another great blog Women in Logic, which is … Continue reading →

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Traffic and Other Jams

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

Most people can relate to (or feel) the frustration caused by being stuck in traffic, waiting in a queue to board a plane, or circling the parking lot to find a space. Routes that could take 30 minutes can turn … Continue reading →

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What Wish Would You Ask a Math Genie to Grant?

Posted on August 6, 2018 by racheljcrowell

“If a genie offered to give you a thorough understanding of one theorem, what theorem would you choose?” blogger John D. Cook recently asked on his @AnalysisFact Twitter account. Responses ranged from the names of theorems to questions about the … Continue reading →

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Some Revelations In My Tech Free Adventure

Posted on June 11, 2018 by annahaensch

I’m still in Tanzania, still with limited access to technology resources, so I wanted to take this post to share with you a few technology-free mathematical revelations I’ve had during my time here. First, the pedagogical revelation. I’m teaching a … Continue reading →

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