Monthly Archives: February 2011

Choosing a graduate school

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Diana Davis

by Diana Davis If your math department is like mine, accepted students are just beginning to visit our department and decide which graduate school they will attend. Let’s help them to make that difficult and important choice. (Also see last … Continue reading →

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Gambling Tic-Tac-Toe

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Branden Stone

by Branden Stone This is an interesting game that was created by Craig Huneke. As the title suggests, it is tic-tac-toe with a gambling component; you have to bid to play. Here are the rules: 1. Each person has a … Continue reading →

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Communication

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Brian Simanek

By Brian Simanek I recently had a conversation with a colleague and former classmate of mine in the computer science department at my university.  He described his work to me as “basically conformal geometry,” a field in which I am … Continue reading →

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Special Mentors

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Tyler Clark

by Tyler Clark I hope everyone is having a great semester. This semester has been incredibly busy for me, as I am sure it has been for most students. Lately, I have been thinking about how lucky I am to … Continue reading →

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On the purpose of doing mathematics

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Kareem Carr

by Kareem Carr It’s been a while since William Thurston wrote “On Proof and Progress in Mathematics”.  However, in this answer posted on MathOverflow, he clearly still articulates, better than I ever could, what I find valuable about mathematics: It’s … Continue reading →

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